Vote · 16 Dec 2025 · Tax and spending
Tax changes (the Finance Bill): the first main vote
MPs voted on the main idea of the planned law on tax changes. This is the first big vote on it. 341 MPs voted for and 195 against, so it was agreed. 4 MPs voted against their own party.
Official title: Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading · Division 394
FOR (AYE)
341
AGAINST (NO)
195
RESULT
Agreed
How each party voted
Source: Commons Votes API · Official record
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| Party | For | Against | Voted against own party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 333 | 0 | 0 |
| Conservative | 0 | 103 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | 66 | 0 |
| Independent | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Scottish National Party | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Reform UK | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Plaid Cymru | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alliance | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Who voted against their party?
| MP | Area | Party | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnan Hussain | Blackburn | Independent | Against |
| Alex Easton | North Down | Independent | Against |
| Patrick Spencer | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | Independent | Against |
| Rosie Duffield | Canterbury | Independent | Against |