Harrow East.

Blackman's most controversial moment in recent months came in May 2025, when news outlets reported he had shared posts celebrating Indian military strikes that killed civilians in Pakistan. The coverage drew sharp criticism, with commentators questioning his judgment -- particularly given his role chairing the Backbench Business Committee and his longstanding, well-documented ties to Hindu nationalist organisations. He has also drawn attention for urging a British apology for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, calling out Khalistani separatists in the UK, and raising a US report on anti-Indian hate online, citing attacks on Hindus in his own constituency of Harrow East. Across these interventions, a clear pattern emerges: Blackman is an unusually active advocate for British Indian and Hindu communities, in ways that attract both praise and scrutiny.

His voting record reflects a 99.2% party-line Conservative, but he has broken with his party twice on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill -- voting for the smokefree generation legislation at both Second and Third Reading, against the Conservative majority. His 77% participation rate is slightly below the Commons average. He votes strongly pro-business and against tax increases, consistently opposes workers' rights and progressive taxation measures, and scores high on parliamentary scrutiny. His speeches cluster around the economy, defence, local government, and crime -- 298 contributions across 234 debates.

Blackman chairs the Backbench Business Committee, which controls access to Commons debating time for non-government business, and sits on both the Administration and Liaison Committees. He has held Harrow East since 2010, retaining it in 2024 despite the national Conservative collapse. Local coverage over the past 90 days focuses primarily on transport, crime, and cost-of-living, with broadly neutral sentiment. No voting data predating his current term is available.