Boris sees off Tory rebellion as MPs vote 484 to 76 to KEEP draconian measures in place – despite deaths falling 33% in a week and hospitalisations plummeting.
The Coronavirus Act will remain in place until September after MPs voted overwhelmingly for an extension today, despite a Tory rebellion.
The Commons voted 484 to 76, a majority of 408, in favour of keeping the powers in place into the autumn, despite Matt Hancock admitting he cannot rule out trying to renew them again.
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A year on we now risk normalising extreme policy responses and an attitude that our fundamental liberties exist for authorities to either grant or withhold.
Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee of backbench Conservative MPs
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The staff at Cog Res would like to thank the 76 Members of Parliament and two Tellers who took the courage to ‘put their heads above the parapet’ and vote against the renewal of the draconian Coronavirus Act.
The MPs come from across the political spectrum and we praise those individuals who recognise that standing up for human rights transcends any individual political belief/affiliation.
We have named each MP below.
Conservative Party
Adam Afriyie (Windsor)
Steve Baker (Wycombe)
Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire)
Bob Blackman (Harrow East)
Peter Bone (Wellingborough)
Sir Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West)
Sir Christopher Chope (Christchurch)
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds)
Philip Davies (Shipley)
David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden)
Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon)
Richard Drax (South Dorset)
Mark Francois (Rayleigh and Wickford)
Marcus Fysh (Yeovil)
Mark Harper (Forest of Dean)
Philip Hollobone (Kettering)
David Jones (Clwyd West)
Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire)
Jonathan Lord (Woking)
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)
Craig Mackinlay (South Thanet)
Karl McCartney (Lincoln)
Stephen McPartland (Stevenage)
Esther McVey (Tatton)
Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot)
John Redwood (Wokingham)
Andrew Rosindell (Romford)
Henry Smith (Crawley)
Julian Sturdy (York Outer)
Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West)
Sir Robert Syms (Poole)
Craig Tracey (North Warwickshire)
Sir Charles Walker (Broxbourne)
David Warburton (Somerton and Frome)
William Wragg (Hazel Grove)
Labour Party
Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington)
Apsana Begum (Poplar and Limehouse)
Ben Bradshaw (Exeter)
Richard Burgon (Leeds East)
Dawn Butler (Brent Central)
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish)
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck)
Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields)
Clive Lewis (Norwich South)
Rebecca Long-Bailey (Salford and Eccles)
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington)
Ian Mearns (Gateshead)
Kate Osamor (Edmonton)
Kate Osborne (Jarrow)
Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Streatham)
John Spellar (Warley)
Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton)
Zarah Sultana (Coventry South)
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth)
Derek Twigg (Halton)
Beth Winter (Cynon Valley)
Liberal Democrat Party
Wendy Chamberlain (North East Fife)
Daisy Cooper (St Albans)
Ed Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale)
Wera Hobhouse (Bath)
Christine Jardine (Edinburgh West)
Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon)
Sarah Olney (Richmond Park)
Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross)
Munira Wilson (Twickenham)
Democratic Unionist Party
Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry)
Jeffrey Donaldson (Lagan Valley)
Paul Girvan (South Antrim)
Carla Lockhart (Upper Bann)
Ian Paisley (North Antrim)
Gavin Robinson (Belfast East)
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim)
Green Party
Caroline Lucas (Brighton Pavilion)
Alliance
Stephen Farry (North Down)
Independent
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North)
Tellers
Chris Green (Conservative, Bolton West)
Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat, Orkney and Shetland)