This is vile, abstaining … if you lack the courage of your convictions then you are of no worth, I would rather see people’s true heart than see their political ambition .. cowards pure and simple, if you think you deserve to be ruling the country by your standards fucking stand by them unashamedly
So, my MP has no vote recorded. Despite his response to a letter urging him to support it being *easily* the most affirmative and passionate reply to any of the letters my wife or I have sent him. I shall be requesting an explanation
It means they didn't vote. They may have deliberately abstained, they may have been off sick, they might be abroad (e.g. foreign office ministers rarely vote), they might be paired (evening out numbers when someone on the other side is sick), etc.
Unless there's a public statement, it's hard to be sure - and MPs don't owe people their medical privacy, and if someone was (for example) in Ukraine or Gaza, then they would be advised to keep that secret until they get back.
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https://votes.parliament.uk/votes/commons/division/2058
Also - was this vote scheduled for the G7 to spare Starmer?