Dominic Grieve was one of the MPs who supported the need for a free speech clause.
Analysis of division on Amendment 1 (Freedom of speech), Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill, 9 January 2008
'N' = voted against the free speech amendment
'Y' = voted for the free speech amendment
| Party | N | Y |
| Labour | 279 | 11 |
| Conservative | 5 | 149 |
| Liberal Democrats | 50 | 4 |
| DUP | 0 | 5 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 |
| Plaid Cymru | 2 | 0 |
| Vote total | 338 | 169 |
(Numbers do not include tellers.)
5 Conservative MPs who voted against the amendment:
- John Bercow
- Crispin Blunt
- Michael Fabricant
- Robert Key
- Edward Vaizey
11(+1) Labour MPs who supported the amendment:
- Joe Benton
- Ronnie Campbell
- David Drew
- Paul Flynn
- Roger Godsiff
- Kate Hoey
- Peter Kilfoyle
- Greg Pope
- Geoffrey Robinson
- Geraldine Smith
- David Taylor
Jim Dobbin (A teller in support of the amendment. By House of Commons convention tellers are not included in the official tally.)
4 Lib Dem MPs who supported the amendment:
- Alan Beith
- Colin Breed
- Tim Farron
- Greg Mulholland
