THE Government won the Commons vote last night on terrorism legislation by 315 votes to 306. The region's MPs voted as follows:For: Bob Blizzard (Labour, Waveney), Chris Mole (Labour, Ipswich), Bill Rammell (Labour, Harlow), Dr Bob Spink (UK Independence Party, Castle Point), Angela Smith (Labour, Basildon)Against: David Amess (Con, Southend West), Simon Burns (Con, Chelmsford West), Douglas Carswell (Con, Harwich), James Duddridge (Con, Rochford & Southend East), John Gummer (Con, Suffolk Coastal), Bernard Jenkin (Con, Essex North), Eleanor Laing (Con, Epping Forest), Andrew Mackinlay (Labour, Thurrock), Brooks Newmark (Con, Braintree) Eric P
Graham Dines
THE Government won the Commons vote last night on terrorism legislation by 315 votes to 306. The region's MPs voted as follows:
For: Bob Blizzard (Labour, Waveney), Chris Mole (Labour, Ipswich), Bill Rammell (Labour, Harlow), Dr Bob Spink (UK Independence Party, Castle Point), Angela Smith (Labour, Basildon)
Against: David Amess (Con, Southend West), Simon Burns (Con, Chelmsford West), Douglas Carswell (Con, Harwich), James Duddridge (Con, Rochford & Southend East), John Gummer (Con, Suffolk Coastal), Bernard Jenkin (Con, Essex North), Eleanor Laing (Con, Epping Forest), Andrew Mackinlay (Labour, Thurrock), Brooks Newmark (Con, Braintree) Eric Pickles (Con, Brentwood & Ongar), David Ruffley (Con, Bury St Edmunds), Bob Russell (Lib Dem, Colchester), Richard Spring (Con, Suffolk West), John Whittingdale (Con, Maldon and Chelmsford East), Tim Yeo (Con, Suffolk South).
By convention the Speaker and his deputies do not vote: Sir Alan Haselhurst (Con, Saffron Walden), Sir Michael Lord (Con, Suffolk Central & Ipswich North).
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