Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12

Parliament voted on 9 June 2026 on New Clause 12 to the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill, a proposed addition that was defeated by 297 votes to 94. The bill, which nationalises the UK steel industry, was at committee stage, where MPs examine the legislation line by line and propose additions or changes. New Clause 12 was one of several Conservative-led amendments put forward during two days of committee proceedings. The defeat means New Clause 12 will not be added to the bill. Without knowing the precise text of the clause from the debate extracts provided, the vote follows a clear pattern across the committee stage: Conservative additions have been consistently rejected by the government majority. The bill continues its passage toward nationalising British steel production, a significant intervention in industrial ownership with direct consequences for steelworkers, communities dependent on the industry, and the public finances that will underwrite state ownership. The vote divided almost entirely on party lines. All 276 Labour and Labour and Co-operative MPs who voted opposed the clause. The 94 ayes came chiefly from the 86 Conservative MPs who voted, joined by the four Democratic Unionist Party members, three Independents, one Traditional Unionist Voice MP, and one Restore Britain MP. The Greens, Plaid Cymru, and Reform UK all voted with the government against the clause. No Labour rebels voted for the amendment. This division sits within a sequence of six recorded votes across 8 and 9 June, in which every Conservative amendment and new clause was defeated by similar margins, reflecting the government's commanding majority at committee stage.