Unlike the Letwin amendment, Margaret Beckett’s amendment was rejected this evening – by a margin of three votes. Among the 311 MPs voting in favour were 15 Conservative rebels:
- Guto Bebb
- Nick Boles
- Steve Brine
- Kenneth Clarke
- Jonathan Djanogly
- Justine Greening
- Dominic Grieve
- Sam Gyimah
- Richard Harrington
- Phillip Lee
- Oliver Letwin
- Antoinette Sandbach
- Nicholas Soames
- Caroline Spelman
- Edward Vaizey
Share this article: