MPs split over EU vote
David Cameron faced what can arguably be seen as the biggest test of his leadership yesterday as a backbench motion calling for a referendum on Europe caused a massive rift within the House of Commons.
The decision of Cameron and Miliband not to allow a free vote within Parliament, opting for a three-line whip in the hope of controlling MPs votes, was met with fierce criticism from both The Commons and the general public.
After a five-hour debate on the pros and cons of EU membership and why the public should or should not be allowed to determine our future within Europe, 483 MPs voted to reject the motion, with only 111 voting in favour leaving a majority of 372 out of a total of 650 MPs in the House of Commons.
This result has sparked uncertainty over the future of several MPs within their parties. Grassroots reaction from Twitter and other social media sources suggest widespread public dissatisfaction with the result of the vote.
Twitter user Edward Butler-Ellis, who tweets under the username @EdwardBE1 and describes himself as an ‘avid Conservative campaigner’ said: “how is the #eureferendum a distraction for parliament? The EU is the single largest influence over the UK, don’t insult us. #referendumNOW
charlotteahenry, a self-described liberal, said: “Fuming about today’s self indulgent antics in Parliament, given what’s going on in the real world. Do MPs still wonder why nobody cares?”
Meanwhile, Labour supporter Shereef Abdallah (@Sheik74Shereef ) said: “Cameron is sleep walking to disaster. Even after the Euro vote, what happens if UK has d.dip recession ? Govt won’t survive till 2015.”
The list of rebels is as follows:
Conservative
Stuart Andrew
Steve Baker
John Baron
Andrew Bingham
Brian Binley
Bob Blackman
Peter Bone
Graham Brady
Andrew Bridgen
Steve Brine
Fiona Bruce
Dan Byles
Douglas Carswell
Bill Cash
Christopher Chope
James Clappison
Tracey Crouch
David T.C. Davies
Philip Davies
David Davis
Nick du Bois
Caroline Dinenage
Nadine Dorries
Richard Drax
Mark Field
Lorraine Fullbrook
Zac Goldsmith
James Gray
Chris Heaton-Harris
Gordon Henderson
George Hollingbery
Philip Hollobone
Stewart Jackson
Bernard Jenkin
Marcus Jones
Chris Kelly
Andrea Leadsom
Jeremy Lefroy
Edward Leigh
Dr. Julian Lewis
Karen Lumley
Jason McCartney
Karl McCartney
Stephen McPartland
Anne Main
Patrick Mercer
Nigel Mills
Anne-Marie Morris
James Morris
Stephen Mosely
Sheryll Murray
Caroline Nokes
David Nuttall
Matthew Offord
Neil Parish
Priti Patel
Andrew Percy
Mark Pritchard
Mark Reckless
John Redwood
Jacob Rees-Mogg
Simon Reevell
Laurence Robertson
Andrew Rosindell
Richard Shepherd
Henry Smith
John Stevenson
Bob Stewart
Gary Streeter
Julian Sturdy
Sir Peter Tapsell
Justin Tomlinson
Andrew Turner
Martin Vickers
Charles Walker
Robin Walker
Heather Wheeler
Craig Whittaker
John Whittingdale
Dr. Sarah Wollaston
Labour
Ronnie Campbell
Rosie Cooper
Jeremy Corbyn
Jon Cruddas
John Cryer
Ian Davidson
Natascha Engel
Frank Field
Roger Godsiff
Kate Hoey
Kelvin Hopkins
Steve McCabe
John McDonnell
Austin Mitchell
Dennis Skinner
Andrew Smith
Graham Stringer
Gisela Stuart
Mike Wood
Lib Dem
Adrian Sanders
Democratic Unionist Party
Gregory Campbell
Nigel Dodds
Jeffrey Donaldson
Dr. William McCrea
Ian Paisley Jr.
Jim Shannon
David Simpson
Sammy Wilson
Green
Caroline Lucas
Independent
Lady Hermon
POSITIVE ABSTENTIONS (Went through both Aye & No lobbies) 2
Ian Stewart (Conservative)
Mike Weatherley (Conservative)
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