What should an MP do if they sign an EDM?

If an MP signs an EDM opposing something and then that very something comes up for vote in Parliament, what do you think they should do?

I think it’s safe to say your answer to that is different from the answer you’d get from Labour MP David Anderson.

Note: EDMs are “early day motions”, a form of Parliamentary petition which MPs can sign.

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