The topic lensIssue · 5 divisions tagged · 13 parties active
Trade and Brexit.
International trade, EU relations, and Brexit consequences
Divisions tagged
5
This parliament
Parties active
13
≥1 vote tagged
Most on-whip
Social Democratic and Labour Party
83% aligned
Recent activity
5
Most-recent divisions
Each row is one party. The bar shows how its MPs voted relative to a neutral midpoint — to the right = on-side with the majority position, to the left = opposed. The percentage figure is the share of that party’s MPs who took the same side: higher = more whip-disciplined, closer to 50% = a freer vote.
| Party | Stance vs neutral midpoint | Net % | Discipline | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Lab | +25 | 75% on-whip · 354 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | -15 | 35% on-whip · 106 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | +24 | 74% on-whip · 71 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Ind | +27 | 77% on-whip · 40 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | +12 | 62% on-whip · 13 MPs | |
| Scottish National Party | SNP | +24 | 74% on-whip · 9 MPs | |
| Reform UK | Ref | -18 | 32% on-whip · 8 MPs | |
| Democratic Unionist Party | DUP | -41 | 9% on-whip · 5 MPs |
Source · Hansard · alignment is the share of party MPs who voted with the party majority on tagged divisions
| Date | Motion | Aye | No | Carried |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec 2025 | UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion Aye: Support allowing Parliament to debate legislation requiring the government to pursue a UK-EU customs union, arguing Brexit has damaged trade and the economy · No: Oppose introducing a bill to mandate customs union negotiations with the EU, defending the UK's post-Brexit independent trade policy | 102 | 102 | No |
| 13 May 2025 | Opposition Day: UK-EU Summit: Government amendment Aye: Support the Labour government's framing of UK-EU relations and its approach to the summit, backing closer engagement with the EU on the government's terms · No: Reject the government's amendment, preferring the original opposition motion — likely reflecting concerns about the terms of UK-EU rapprochement or a more sceptical stance on closer EU ties | 321 | 104 | Yes |
| 13 May 2025 | Opposition Day: UK-EU Summit Aye: Support the opposition's motion on the UK-EU Summit, signalling concern about the government's approach to post-Brexit EU relations and demanding greater transparency or accountability · No: Back the government's handling of the UK-EU Summit and reject the opposition's attempt to constrain or criticise its negotiating strategy with the EU | 106 | 402 | No |
| 11 Dec 2024 | Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 Aye: Support putting temporary biosecurity and sanitary controls in place for goods moving from Northern Ireland to Great Britain, ensuring food and plant safety standards are maintained during the transition period. · No: Oppose these temporary regulations, potentially questioning the need for such controls or the lack of an impact assessment for the measures. | 374 | 9 | Yes |
| 13 Nov 2024 | Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 Aye: Support implementing the Windsor Framework pet travel scheme, accepting that a formal pet passport system is a reasonable and improved arrangement for moving animals between Great Britain and Northern Ireland · No: Oppose the Northern Ireland pet travel scheme, arguing it imposes new restrictions on movement within the United Kingdom that undermine the constitutional integrity of the UK and go beyond the previous grace period arrangements | 412 | 16 | Yes |
All 5 divisions on this issue →
By party, the MPs whose voting record on trade and brexit is most closely tracking the party majority. A fuller “most active by speech volume + written questions” ranking is pending — needs per-issue speech aggregation.
LabLabour Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Tonia Antoniazzi | Gower | 100% |
| Imran Hussain | Bradford East | 80% |
| Afzal Khan | Manchester Rusholme | 80% |
ConConservative and Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| David Davis | Goole and Pocklington | 67% |
| Simon Hoare | North Dorset | 67% |
| Andrew Mitchell | Sutton Coldfield | 50% |
LDLiberal Democrats
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Al Pinkerton | Surrey Heath | 100% |
| Vikki Slade | Mid Dorset and North Poole | 100% |
| Helen Maguire | Epsom and Ewell | 100% |
IndLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Meg Hillier | Hackney South and Shoreditch | 100% |
| Stella Creasy | Walthamstow | 75% |
| Stephen Doughty | Cardiff South and Penarth | 75% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Karl Turner | Kingston upon Hull East | 67% |
| Joani Reid | East Kilbride and Strathaven | 67% |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | 67% |
SNPScottish National Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Flynn | Aberdeen South | 100% |
| Dave Doogan | Angus and Perthshire Glens | 75% |
| Seamus Logan | Aberdeenshire North and Moray East | 75% |
Pending — issue-to-service mapping
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Trade and Brexit” → the matching service line on council finance, with the ranked-spend table this section wants) is its own taxonomy job. Council service spend lives on the council pages today; cross-cut by issue here in a follow-on pass.
Sources, methods & last update
Issue taggingEach division is tagged to one or more issues by Claude classification, reviewed by topic admins.
VotingHansard division lists · Commons Votes API
AlignmentShare of party MPs voting with the party majority on tagged divisions
CohortThis parliament · 5 divisions