The 48 abstentions includes pairs, that's the problem. (View Post)

36 Labour including several front benchers, so there's definitely either some pairs or they didn't bother pairing formally because the result was not in question. Essentially, Scotty repeat… (View Post)

Completely at odds with standard practice, not least because there are surely some pairs amongst the "abstentions". (View Post)

66, according to the Parliament website, though this counts ex-Tory independents as opposition, I believe: https://members.parliament.uk/parties/Commons (View Post)

Sounds right. So much for the "only got it through with opposition votes". (View Post)