Parliamentary vote on TV advertising bill nullified due to low attendance

Friday 10 October 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Fri 10 Oct 2025, 12:43pm

In this story Labour Party, Paul Goldsmith, Duncan Webb

A vote on a government bill to allow Sunday morning television advertising was nullified on Thursday because insufficient MPs were present in the House. The error occurred during the final debate of the week, leading to calls for the National whip to resign.

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1. The Press via The PostFri 10 Oct 2025, 10:45am

   Parliamentary vote nullified as Government caught with too few MPs in House (opens in new tab)

2. StuffFri 10 Oct 2025, 12:43pm

   MPs knock off early, blocking TV advertising bill from becoming law (opens in new tab)