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Privilege

Motion negatived
28 April 2026 at 18:13

MPs voted on whether to refer matters concerning statements by the Prime Minister about Peter Mandelson’s appointment as Ambassador to the United States to the Committee of Privileges.

Privilege motion
This chart shows the only division in this vote group. Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges — Motion negatived — 28 April 2026 at 18:13 Dots show proportional share only and do not represent one dot per MP. The dashed centre line marks the halfway point of recorded votes.
223 Ayes
335 Noes
112 Majority
558 Votes cast

What happened

The Speaker stated that the vote was not itself a decision on whether contempt had occurred, but whether the matter should be referred for investigation. The motion was defeated, so the matter was not referred to the Committee of Privileges.

The latest division was recorded as motion negatived with 223 Ayes and 335 Noes.

Grouped results summary

1Divisions in group
0Motions agreed
1Motions negatived
0Tied results

Divisions in this vote group

Each row below shows the result and Aye/No counts for that individual division.

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