Finally, the Prime Minister,
John Major, stated that a vote against the Government would be in effect a vote of
no confidence, ensuring that Conservative MPs would not vote against, while a vote for was a vote exonerating the Government of any wrongdoing. Robin Cook worked with a team of researchers to scrutinise the report, and delivered "what was regarded as a bravura performance".
[2] Nonetheless, the Government won the vote 320-319.