Brentwood and Ongar.

Burghart's most eye-catching recent move was backing a motion to refer Prime Minister Starmer to the Privileges Committee over allegations that he misled Parliament on Peter Mandelson's US ambassadorial appointment -- a high-profile opposition gambit that put him squarely at the front of Conservative accountability efforts. Beyond that vote, he spent late April opposing the government across multiple procedural battles: he sided with the Lords on the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill in several ping-pong votes, and pushed back on the Pension Schemes Bill in a similar fashion. He also co-signed a joint letter to the Home Secretary opposing the use of local hotels for asylum accommodation, and has been publicly critical of Labour's handling of what he called a "complete dereliction of duty" on the Morgan McSweeney deleted messages affair.

His broader parliamentary record is that of a highly loyal opposition frontbencher. At 68% voting participation -- below the Commons average -- he is not the most frequent voter, but when he does vote he backs Conservative positions without exception: a 100% party-line record with no rebel votes. His speeches, spread across 289 contributions in 84 debates, cluster around defence, the economy, and crime. The stance data underlines his positioning: 100% alignment on pro-business votes, 94% on parliamentary scrutiny, and 0% on progressive taxation or workers' rights measures.

Burghart served as a Cabinet Office minister under the last Conservative government, giving him credibility on accountability and scrutiny issues -- which helps explain why he has leaned into holding the current government to account as a recurring theme. Local news over the past 90 days is heavy on transport and housing stories, where his visible engagement is limited, though his mp-performance coverage averages a notably positive score. He sits on no select committees. Voting and speech data are sourced from parliamentary records; news sentiment draws on 76 articles from the past 90 days.