North East Derbyshire.

A minister in office rather than a backbench voice, Louise Sandher-Jones has spent recent months driving Labour's veterans agenda. As Minister for Veterans and People, she launched the VALOUR programme in March -- a £63 million investment in veteran support centres -- and has publicly championed new protections for Armed Forces victims of sexual violence. Closer to home, she backed UNISON's campaign to save care homes in Derbyshire, meeting affected families and publicly criticising the council's approach. Her voting record shows full alignment with Labour: 100% party-line across 398 votes, with no rebellions.

That loyalty extends to some contested territory. She backed the government's power to direct pension fund asset allocation against repeated Lords opposition, supported tightening asylum support rules, and voted against referring Keir Starmer to the Privileges Committee. She speaks frequently -- 246 contributions across 102 debates -- with defence and economy dominating, consistent with her ministerial brief. Her participation rate of 77% sits somewhat below the Commons average, though ministerial duties routinely account for that gap. She holds no select committee seats, standard practice for ministers.

Two deviations from her party stand out in the data. She votes markedly more often in line with pro-pension-protection positions than the average Labour MP (100% versus 43%), which fits her role in steering the Pension Schemes Bill. She also leans slightly more cautious than her party on assisted dying safeguards and end-of-life autonomy votes. News sentiment is positive where veterans are concerned but neutral-to-flat across broader coverage. Full speech transcripts and committee records would sharpen the picture further.