Solihull West and Shirley.

Shastri-Hurst's most distinctive parliamentary moment came on 20 June 2025, when he broke from the Conservative majority five times on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. His votes were consistently restrictive: he backed amendments to prevent voluntary self-starvation qualifying someone as terminally ill, and opposed procedural moves to extend the bill's scope. His party deviations also flag him as notably cooler on assisted dying access and safeguards than the average Conservative MP. Those positions are easier to read given his background -- he is a former surgeon and barrister, and his medical experience appears to inform a recurring focus on public health: he has advocated for teaching stab-wound first aid in schools and participated in a local mental health walking group, both covered positively in local media.

His parliamentary record is active. At 78% voting participation he sits below the Commons average, but he has made 295 contributions across 141 debates -- a high speech rate. His dominant topics are social care, health, economy and defence, and his stance profile is orthodox Conservative: strongly pro-business, anti-tax, tough on crime, and almost always backing Lords scrutiny of government legislation. He is markedly less aligned with his party on pension protection, voting 0% with the Conservative position there versus a 39% party average -- reflecting his consistent opposition to the government's reserve power to direct pension fund investments.

Locally, his coverage over the past 90 days runs to 144 articles, though average sentiment is near neutral. Crime dominates local press (42 articles), followed by economy and community topics. He sits on the Justice Committee, Committee on Standards and Committee of Privileges, and the Armed Forces Bill Select Committee -- the justice and standards roles fitting his legal background. No voting data gaps are apparent; the rebel votes and committee roles provide a reasonably complete picture of his priorities.