Labour’s 43 welfare sanctions rebels

Update: Actually – there were more than 40 Labour MPs rebelling tonight – there were 43. 40 MPs rebelled at the 2nd reading by voting against the Bill, and 35 voted against the 3rd reading. There were a total of 43 MPs rebelling against the Labour whip.

The vast majority of Labour MPs abstained on the Jobseekers Bill this afternoon – as they were whipped to do – despite the fact that the Bill sought to protect sanctions for a system that Labour thinks is worse than useless. But a significant number of Labour MPs – 44 (almost 1 in 6) – voted against the Bill – when the “payroll” vote is removed, that’s a significant proportion of the backbenches.

Here is the list of Labour’s sanctions rebels – first up on the second reading (40 rebels):

• Anderson, Mr David
• Brown, rh Mr Nicholas
• Burden, Richard
• Clark, Katy
• Connarty, Michael
• Corbyn, Jeremy
• Crausby, Mr David
• Davidson, Mr Ian
• Dobbin, Jim
• Esterson, Bill
• Flynn, Paul
• Glindon, Mrs Mary
• Godsiff, Mr Roger
• Goggins, rh Paul
• Havard, Mr Dai
• Healey, rh John
• Hoey, Kate
• Hopkins, Kelvin
• Howarth, rh Mr George
• Lavery, Ian
• Lazarowicz, Mark
• Mactaggart, Fiona
• McDonnell, John
• McGovern, Jim
• Meacher, rh Mr Michael
• Mearns, Ian
• Mitchell, Austin
• Moon, Mrs Madeleine
• Morris, Grahame M. (Easington)
• Osborne, Sandra
• Pearce, Teresa
• Riordan, Mrs Linda
• Rotheram, Steve
• Sheridan, Jim
• Skinner, Mr Dennis
• Sutcliffe, Mr Gerry
• Twigg, Derek
• Walley, Joan
• Winnick, Mr David
• Wood, Mike

And here’s the list of rebels at the third reading (36 rebels):

• Anderson, Mr David
• Brown, rh Mr Nicholas
• Burden, Richard
• Clark, Katy
• Connarty, Michael
• Corbyn, Jeremy
• Crausby, Mr David
• Davidson, Mr Ian
• Dobbin, Jim
• Esterson, Bill
• Glindon, Mrs Mary
• Hamilton, Fabian
• Havard, Mr Dai
• Hopkins, Kelvin
• Lavery, Ian
• Lazarowicz, Mark
• Mactaggart, Fiona
• McDonnell, John
• McGovern, Jim
• Meacher, rh Mr Michael
• Mearns, Ian
• Mitchell, Austin
• Moon, Mrs Madeleine
• Morris, Grahame M. (Easington)
• Osborne, Sandra
• Pearce, Teresa
• Rotheram, Steve
• Sheerman, Mr Barry
• Sheridan, Jim
• Skinner, Mr Dennis
• Stringer, Graham
• Sutcliffe, Mr Gerry
• Walley, Joan
• Winnick, Mr David
• Wood, Mike