Kingston upon Hull East.

Karl Turner is no longer a Labour MP -- he had the whip suspended in March 2026, reportedly over his public criticism of party leadership and hostile language towards colleagues, and now sits as an Independent. That followed months of high-profile rebellion: he was the sole Labour MP to vote against government plans to restrict jury trials, texted Keir Starmer "you ought to be ashamed," and threatened to force a by-election over the policy. Since losing the whip, he has continued voting in ways that cut across his former party's position -- most notably backing tighter asylum support rules in April 2026, which the Independent majority opposed, and supporting the referral of the Prime Minister to the Privileges Committee over the Mandelson appointment.

His parliamentary participation is low at 43%, well below the Commons average, though his speech record is substantial -- 94 contributions across 41 debates, touching economy and jobs, crime, fiscal policy, and health. His voting pattern before and after suspension shows consistent support for housing development, progressive taxation, and workers' rights, but strong resistance to welfare expansion and disability benefits protection, where he sits roughly 65--70 percentage points below where Labour MPs typically land. He has almost never sided with positions favouring Lords scrutiny or parliamentary oversight in the standard sense, and his backing for Lords reform sits alongside a near-total record of voting to override Lords amendments in practice.

Turner's background as a criminal barrister directly informed his jury-trial rebellion, which generated the bulk of his recent coverage. He sits on the Panel of Chairs. News sentiment over the past 90 days is flat on average, though dominated by mp-performance coverage -- a mix of criticism over his conduct and recognition of his principled dissent. No data is available on casework or local engagement beyond what speeches and news coverage reveal.