The Staggers 19 July 2016 How Labour MPs voted on Trident How did your MP vote on renewing Britain's nuclear programme? Getty Sign UpGet the New Statesman\'s Morning Call email. Sign-up The Government's decision to debate the renewal of the Trident nuclear programme has been widely seen as a move to make Labour squirm. And so it came to pass. The debate splits the party both in principle and by faction. The embattled Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has long opposed nuclear weapons, but there are also other questions. Is investing in nuclear arms a worthwhile activity when that money could be used to prop up ailing public services instead? Or should the priority be protecting these isles against an expansionist Russia and bellicose China? In the end, 140 Labour MPs voted for the renewal, compared to 47 who voted no. A further 41 abstained or made themselves scarce. Those voting against Corbyn included his two challengers, Angela Eagle and Owen Smith, as well as his deputy leader Tom Watson. While his Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell, joined him in voting aganist the motion, key allies like Emily Thornberry and Clive Lewis were missing from the chamber. Chuka Umunna, often tipped as a future challenger to the Labour leadership, also missed the vote. The final House of Commons vote was 472 votes to 117 in favour of renewing the nuclear programme. Here is how the Labour MPs divided: Aye Heidi Alexander Rushanara Ali Rosena Allin-Khan Ian Austin Adrian Bailey Kevin Barron Margaret Beckett Hilary Benn Luciana Berger Clive Betts Tom Blenkinsop Ben Bradshaw Kevin Brennan Chris Bryant Andy Burnham Liam Byrne Alan Campbell Jenny Chapman Vernon Coaker Ann Coffey Julie Cooper Rosie Cooper Yvette Cooper Neil Coyle Mary Creagh Stella Creasy Jim Cunningham Nic Dakin Simon Danczuk Wayne David Geraint Davies Gloria de Piero Stephen Doughty Jim Dowd Peter Dowd Jack Dromey Michael Dugher Angela Eagle Maria Eagle Julie Elliott Louise Ellman Bill Esterson Paul Farrelly Frank Field Jim Fitzpatrick Robert Flello Colleen Fletcher Caroline Flint Yvonne Fovargue Gill Furniss Mike Gapes Pat Glass Mary Glindon Kate Green Andrew Gwynne David Hanson Harriet Harman Helen Hayes Sue Hayman John Healey Stephen Hepburn Meg Hillier Margaret Hodge George Howarth Tristram Hunt Dan Jarvis Alan Johnson Diana Johnson Gerald Jones Graham Jones Helen Jones Kevan Jones Susan Elan Jones Mike Kane Liz Kendall Stephen Kinnock Peter Kyle Chris Leslie Emma Lewell-Buck Ian C Lucas Holly Lynch Justin Madders Khalid Mahmood Shabana Mahmood Seema Malhotra John Mann Rob Marris Christian Matheson Steve McCabe Kerry McCarthy Siobhain McDonagh Pat McFadden Conor McGinn Alison McGovern Liz McInnes Catherine McKinnell Ed Miliband Madeleine Moon Jessica Morden Melanie Onn Chi Onwurah Albert Owen Matthew Pennycook Toby Perkins Jess Phillips Bridget Phillipson Lucy Powell Jamie Reed Steve Reed Christina Rees Rachel Reeves Jonathan Reynolds Geoffrey Robinson Joan Ryan Virendra Sharma Barry Sheerman Paula Sherriff Gavin Shuker Andy Slaughter Ruth Smeeth Angela Smith Nick Smith Owen Smith Karin Smyth John Spellar Keir Starmer Wes Streeting Gisela Stuart Mark Tami Gareth Thomas Nick Thomas-Symonds Stephen Timms Anna Turley Karl Turner Stephen Twigg Valerie Vaz Tom Watson Phil Wilson Rosie Winterton John Woodcock Iain Wright No Diane Abbott Graham Allen Paul Blomfield Nicholas Brown Richard Burden Richard Burgon Dawn Butler Ruth Cadbury Ronnie Campbell Sarah Champion Ann Clwyd Jeremy Corbyn John Cryer Paul Flynn Vicky Foxcroft Roger Godsiff Helen Goodman Margaret Greenwood Nia Griffith Louise Haigh Fabian Hamilton Carolyn Harris Kate Hoey Kelvin Hopkins Imran Hussain David Lammy Rebecca Long Bailey Rachael Maskell John McDonnell Alan Meale Ian Murray Lisa Nandy Kate Osamor Stephen Pound Angela Rayner Marie Rimmer Naz Shah Tulip Siddiq Dennis Skinner Andrew Smith Jeff Smith Jo Stevens Graham Stringer Jon Trickett Keith Vaz Catherine West Daniel Zeichner Abstained Rupa Huq Absent Debbie Abrahams David Anderson Jonathan Ashworth Roberta Blackman-Woods Lyn Brown Karen Buck David Crausby Jon Cruddas Judith Cummins Alex Cunningham Thangam Debbonaire Clive Efford Christopher Elmore Natascha Engel Chris Evans Barry Gardiner Lilian Greenwood Mark Hendrick Sharon Hodgson Kate Hollern Lindsay Hoyle Gerald Kaufman Barbara Keeley Ian Lavery Clive Lewis Ivan Lewis Fiona Mactaggart Gordon Marsden Andy McDonald Jim McMahon Ian Mearns Grahame Morris Teresa Pearce Yasmin Qureshi Emma Reynolds Steve Rotheram Cat Smith Emily Thornberry Derek Twigg Chuka Umunna Alan Whitehead David Winnick Source: The Public Whip › Should I tell you about my dry spell? Really, it's not something the media addresses enough Julia Rampen is the digital night editor at the Liverpool Echo, and the former digital news editor of the New Statesman. She has also been deputy editor at Mirror Money Online and worked as a financial journalist for several trade magazines.
