Redditch.

Bloore broke with Labour twice on the same day -- July 2025 -- to oppose the government's welfare cuts bill at third reading and to back an amendment protecting disabled people with fluctuating conditions during the PIP review. Both votes put him in a small group of Labour rebels willing to defy the whip on welfare; his deviation on disability benefits protection (33% aligned versus the party's 8%) and on welfare reform more broadly marks him as noticeably more cautious than most Labour MPs about cutting support before the government's own review concludes.

Outside those rebel moments, Bloore is a 99.5% party-line voter -- but not a silent one. He has made 189 contributions across 139 debates, above the level most new MPs manage, with economy and jobs, local government, social care, and health dominating his speech topics. His news coverage reflects the same pattern: sustained local campaigns on firefighter funding (which he says he successfully improved), school allergy safety legislation that the government adopted, a parliamentary debate on diabetes in sport, and a push for Redditch to win UK Town of Culture status. Participati on at 74% is somewhat below the Commons average, though unremarkable for a first-term MP managing a full caseload.

He sits on the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee -- a role with no obvious link to his Redditch focus, but one that adds cross-regional policy exposure. His stance profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, but low scores on tough-on-crime and pro-business stances, both below even his own party's average. News sentiment data covers 114 articles over 90 days, with crime generating the most coverage but negligible positive or negative scoring, suggesting incident reporting rather than direct MP involvement.