Monmouthshire.

A reliable Labour loyalist with a notably local focus, Catherine Fookes has voted with her party on every recorded division since entering Parliament in 2024 -- a 100% alignment rate. Her recent votes reflect mainstream government priorities: backing tighter asylum support rules, defending ministers' reserve power over pension fund investment, and opposing the Conservative attempt to refer Keir Starmer to the Privileges Committee. Nothing in her voting record marks her out as a rebel or a dissenter.

Her parliamentary participation rate of 81% sits slightly below the Commons average, and she has no committee seat, limiting her formal scrutiny role. Her stance profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights and housing development, but low scores on pro-business and parliamentary scrutiny measures -- the latter consistent with consistent support for the government against Lords amendments. She has spoken across 113 debates, with economy and jobs dominating, followed by environment and social care. Notably, her voting pattern diverges from Labour colleagues on NHS funding (voting with the pro-funding position far less often) and on assisted dying safeguards.

Local news tells a different story from Westminster: coverage is consistently positive and constituency-focused. She has been credited with securing local investment, advocating on farm tax relief, and turning up in person to a litter pick on an Abergavenny estate. With 178 contributions and active local press engagement, her profile is that of an MP who prioritises visible constituency work over parliamentary profile-building. No committee data is available, and news sentiment scores are broadly neutral across a high volume of coverage.