Erith and Thamesmead.

Oppong-Asare broke from Labour five times on 20 June 2025 during Report Stage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill -- all on tightening safeguards rather than opposing the Bill outright. She backed amendments closing a loophole that could have allowed voluntary self-starvation to qualify someone as terminally ill, and supported a procedural move to allow New Clause 16 to be considered after earlier proceedings were disrupted. Her stance profile confirms the pattern: she scores 22 percentage points above her party average on end-of-life autonomy and 20 points above on assisted dying safeguards, suggesting a consistent view that the Bill should pass but with stricter protections. Beyond that, she has voted with Labour 97.1% of the time, including on tightening asylum support rules and resisting Lords amendments to the Pension Schemes Bill.

She participates in 81% of votes -- broadly in line with the Commons average -- and her 95 contributions across 26 debates cover health, the economy, local government, and the environment most heavily. Her highest-profile recent piece of advocacy is a March 2026 article pushing for Valerie's Law, legislation aimed at improving NHS outcomes for Black women, tied to the anniversary of a constituent's death. She sits on no select committees.

The most notable gap in her stance profile is armed forces welfare, where she votes 29 percentage points below her party average -- though without more debate context it is unclear whether this reflects a principled position or low engagement with those specific votes. No recent news coverage (90 days, 59 articles) carries strongly positive or negative sentiment; local reporting clusters around policing, housing, and community events.