Forest of Dean.

Newly elected in 2024, Matt Bishop has made hotel safety his most visible campaign of the past year. After a constituent suffered serious harm at a Travelodge, he met company leadership, introduced legislation targeting systemic safety failures, and publicly called the situation a "fundamental breakdown." News coverage across BBC and local outlets shows this issue generating sustained attention -- the highest-impact stories of the past 90 days both centre on his demands for enforceable safeguarding standards across the hotel industry. He has also co-signed a cross-party letter demanding FA action on racism, hosted a SEND roundtable following constituent pressure on special educational needs provision, and spoken out on local matters from housing to social care.

At Westminster, Bishop votes with Labour 99.7% of the time -- one of the most loyal records in the Commons. His single rebel vote came in December 2024, when he broke with the government to oppose a motion on proportional representation, voting against his party's majority on electoral reform. His participation rate of 57% sits well below the Commons average, though this is not unusual for newer MPs still establishing themselves. Crime dominates his parliamentary speeches -- 35 of 94 contributions -- consistent with his Justice Committee membership and his hotel safety campaigning.

His voting stance scores reveal a near-total alignment with the government against Lords amendments, scoring 0% on pro-Lords scrutiny across 13 votes. He scores notably below his party average on pension protection and disability benefits, though small vote samples limit how much weight those gaps can bear. Local news coverage over the past 90 days is broadly neutral, with crime-related stories carrying the most positive sentiment. Parliamentary speech data is available from July 2024; voting data covers 515 divisions.