MPs voted on a bill to ban fracking which was viewed as a vote of confidence in the Government
(Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images)On Wednesday (October 19), MPs voted on the Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas Bill, a vote which Conservative whips said was essentially a “confidence motion in the Government” and Prime Minister Liz Truss’s leadership.
Senior Tory MPs have been accused of bullying members into voting against the bill, forcing Deputy Prime Minister Therese Coffey to deny manhandling an MP into the division lobby.
As a result, Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle announced an investigation by Parliament’s authorities into the chaos surrounding the vote.
Despite the alleged pressure from senior MPs, a number of Tory MPs abstained from the vote, essentially rebelling against the Government.
Find out below who voted for and against the ban on fracking, and who avoided taking part.
What was the result of the ban on the fracking vote?
The vote to ban fracking did not pass, as 230 MPs voted for it while 326 MPs voted against it.
Who voted to ban fracking?
No Conservative members voted to ban fracking.
All Labour members who took part in the vote voted to ban fracking, including Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, Diane Abbott, Yvette Cooper, David Lammy, Sam Tarry, Emily Thornberry, and Jess Phillips.
Who voted against banning fracking?
All Conservative members who took part voted against banning fracking, including Prime Minister Liz Truss, Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverly, Sajid Javid, Penny Mordaunt, Dominic Raab, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Grant Shapps, and Nadhim Zahawi.
Who didn’t participate in the fracking vote?
A total of 32 Conservatives MPs did not take part in the fracking vote, including former prime ministers Boris Johnson and Theresa May, former home secretary Priti Patel, and former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng.
The Tory MPs who did not participate in the vote are the following: Nigel Adams, Gareth Bacon, Siobhan Baillie, Greg Clark, Sir Geoffrey Cox, Tracey Crouch, David Davis, Dame Caroline Dinenage, Nadine Dorries, Philip Dunne, Mark Fletcher, Vicky Ford, Paul Holmes, Alister Jack, Boris Johnson, Gillian Keegan, Kwasi Kwarteng, Robert Largan, Pauline Latham, Mark Logan, Theresa May, Priti Patel, Mark Pawsey, Angela Richardson, Andrew Rosindell, Bob Seely, Alok Sharma, Chris Skidmore, Henry Smith, Ben Wallace, Sir John Whittingdale, and William Wragg.
Additionally, 27 Labour MPs did not vote, nor did 11 SNP members.
