Rayleigh and Wickford.

Francois has been one of the most active Conservative MPs in Parliament recently, voting to refer Keir Starmer to the Privileges Committee over the Peter Mandelson appointment -- a move the government survived but one that signals his appetite for aggressive opposition. Closer to home, he submitted a seven-page objection to a proposed 1,300-home development in south Essex in April, putting his weight behind constituent concerns about green belt loss and infrastructure pressure. These two actions -- parliamentary procedural combat and local planning resistance -- capture his current operating mode.

His participation rate sits at 58%, below the Commons average, but when he votes he is a 100% Conservative loyalist with no rebel votes on record. His speeches cluster heavily around defence (his largest subject by volume), followed by economy and jobs -- a pattern consistent with his membership of the Armed Forces Bill Select Committee and a long-running interest in military affairs. The stance data shows him strongly aligned with pro-business and pro-parliamentary-scrutiny positions, and notably more sympathetic to assisted dying access than the average Conservative MP, though he has not broken from his party in a formal vote.

His news coverage over the past 90 days (83 articles) is broadly neutral, with crime and transport generating the most stories and no strong positive or negative trend. A 2020 rape investigation -- later dropped by the Metropolitan Police -- remains part of his public record and is referenced in historical coverage. His longest-standing local themes in the news are housing pressure and school infrastructure, both of which he has raised directly in Parliament. Full debate transcripts and recent voting context are available from Hansard.