South Leicestershire.

A steady, loyally Conservative MP who has not rebelled once across 521 recorded votes, Costa's recent activity reflects the standard opposition playbook: voting against Labour's King's Speech programme in May 2026 and opposing the government's attempt to override repeated Lords rejections of a ministerial power to direct pension fund investments. His voting pattern -- 100% aligned with the Conservative majority -- offers no surprises, though his stance on assisted dying stands out: he voted against in every recorded instance, well below his own party's 54% support rate.

At 68% participation, Costa votes less often than the Commons average, though his 59 speech contributions across 32 debates since the last election show consistent parliamentary presence. He speaks most frequently on local government, housing, and the environment -- themes that map directly onto constituency pressures. His strongest policy alignments are pro-business (93%) and pro-parliamentary scrutiny (94%), and he is notably more supportive of Lords scrutiny and armed forces welfare than his Conservative colleagues. His opposition to the Pension Schemes Bill's reserve investment power fits a pattern of scepticism toward state direction of private finance.

Costa chairs both the Committee of Privileges and the Committee on Standards -- senior roles that place him at the centre of parliamentary integrity questions. His highest-profile recent news coverage, all positive, comes from constituency casework: raising a brain tumour research campaign at PMQs, organising an emergency meeting over disputed housing developments in Lutterworth, and calling for beaver reintroduction to address local flooding. Transport dominates his local press coverage over the past 90 days, though most of those articles are neutral in tone. Speech data runs to April 2026.