Only 35 (21%) of @LabourLordsUK voted in favour of this last attempt - by one of their own, Shami Chakrabarti - to get respect for Refugee Conv into this Bill, while @LibDemLords with only half their numbers fielded 72 (87% of us) in favour. If they’d matched us, we’d have won.
https://twitter.com/stevesymondsai/status/1519372036749119490
And on the #ElectionsBill, only 67 (40% of their 167) @LabourLordsUK voted for Lord Judge’s amendment to uphold @ElectoralCommUK independence while 70 (84% of our @LibDemLords 83) did so.
Again, if they’d voted in same proportion as us, we’d have won - easily.
Again, if they’d voted in same proportion as us, we’d have won - easily.
If you get the sense that I’m cross as hell at Labour tonight, you’d be right. So much opposition, xbench - & even backbench Tory - effort has been put into fighting these nasty Bills, but @LabourLordsUK throw in the towel (presumably under Starmer’s orders) on Ref Conv & EC ind
In contrast, the Tories put the thumbscrews on their peers: threats of loss of whip, committee places etc.
I hasten to add that our @LibDemLords Chief Whip @lordstoneham uses charm rather than threats! Anyway, we rally round in solidarity with our values and our colleagues
I hasten to add that our @LibDemLords Chief Whip @lordstoneham uses charm rather than threats! Anyway, we rally round in solidarity with our values and our colleagues
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