The amendment to continue existing arrangements had been successfully moved in the House of Lords by refugee campaigner and Labour peer Lord Dubs, who fled the Nazis as a child on the Kindertransport.
The Covert Human Intelligent Sources Bill would allow public bodies - ranging from MI5 to the Food Standards Agency - to authorise agents to commit potentially egregious crimes while undercover.
Here's a full list of MPs who voted to strip the amendment from the bill.
“The Conservatives call themselves the party of law and order, but have become the party of lawlessness and disorder," David Lammy said.
There are several notable exemptions.
It seems increasingly likely that Johnson will be defeated on his plans to extend the use of emergency laws to push through new Covid-19 legislation, after Labour joined forces with more than 40 Conservative MPs.
Only two Tory MPs - Sir Roger Gale and Andrew Percy – voted against the Bill.
"But it's ok because every year they shine a green light on Downing Street", David Schneider said.
"But isn’t that what the Daily Express wants? This no-deal Brexit stuff is starting to look like a bluff gone wrong."