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The Lords · 8 Jul 2026

Bringing the steel industry into public ownership

Peers voted on this in the House of Lords. 95 voted Content (yes) and 202 voted Not content (no), so it was rejected. The government won this vote.

Official title: Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill · Division 1

Where is this law up to? See Bringing the steel industry into public ownership →

CONTENT (YES)
95
NOT CONTENT (NO)
202
RESULT
Rejected

How each group voted

Labour0 · 139
Conservative82 · 0
Liberal Democrat0 · 45
Crossbench5 · 10
Non-affiliated3 · 6
Democratic Unionist Party4 · 0
Bishops1 · 0
Green Party0 · 1

Source: Lords Votes API · Official record