Spotlight are producing voting reports on the current Labour leadership and deputy leadership hopefuls.
This report compares how each candidate compares to Jeremy Corbyn on any bills, motions or amendments relating to matters concerning military action, defence policy, policing, legal matters or fire & rescue services. The full report is in the reports section of the Spotlight website but in this article we’ve broken down some simple stats showing how often the candidates did not agree with Corbyn or abstained for some reason.
When looking at these stats it’s important to understand that some MPs have been in office a lot longer than others so we’ve included term dates to provide context.
VOTING ON MILITARY, DEFENCE, POLICING, LEGAL, FIRE & RESCUE
LEADERSHIP CANDIDATES
Jess Phillips : Voted differently 4 times over a 4.5yr period
TERM: 7th May 2015 to present
Rebecca Long-Bailey : Voted differently 8 times over a 4.5yr period
TERM: 8th May 2015 to present
Lisa Nandy : Voted differently 12 times over a 9.5yr period
TERM: 6th May 2010 to present
Keir Starmer : Voted differently 13 times over a 4.5yr period
TERM: 7th May 2015 to present
Emily Thornberry : Voted differently 14 times over a 14.5yr period
TERM: 5th May 2005 to present
DEPUTY LEADERSHIP CANDIDATES
Rosena Allin Khan : Voted differently to Corbyn 9 times over a 3.5yr period
TERM: 16 June 2016 to present
Richard Burgon : Voted differently to Corbyn 5 times over a 4.5yr period
TERM: 8th May 2015 to present
Dawn Butler : Voted differently to Corbyn 14 times over a 9.5yr period
TERM: 5 May 2005 – 12 April 2010 | 5YR GAP | 7 May 2015 to present
Ian Murray : Voted differently to Corbyn 16 times over a 9.5yr period
TERM: 6 May 2010 to present
Angela Rayner : Voted differently to Corbyn 5 times over a 4.5yr period
TERM: 7th May 2015 to present
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