Worcester.

Collins broke with Labour on assisted dying in June 2025 -- one of a minority of Labour MPs to vote against the bill at Third Reading, and to back amendments designed to close a loophole that critics said would allow voluntary self-starvation to qualify a person as terminally ill. All five of his rebel votes fell on the same day and concerned the same bill, suggesting a considered position rather than casual dissent. His stance profile confirms the pattern: he scores above his party average on end-of-life autonomy and assisted dying safeguards, indicating he favoured tighter protections rather than opposing the bill on principle of access. Beyond that single cluster, he has voted with Labour 97% of the time.

At 89% voting participation -- above the Commons average -- Collins is an active presence in the chamber. His 82 contributions across 48 debates skew toward economy and jobs, energy, environment, health, and social care, which fits his constituency's exposure to Worcester Bosch and the heat pump manufacturing debate. He chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Family Hubs and has welcomed government investment in local nurseries. He holds no select committee seat. On the stance profile, he is strongly aligned with workers' rights and progressive taxation, but scores notably low on parliamentary scrutiny and Lords scrutiny -- consistent with a loyalist supporting the government's legislative programme.

Local news coverage across the past 90 days is high in volume but low in MP visibility: 105 articles were tracked, dominated by crime, culture, and community stories in which Collins rarely features. His most notable local coverage involved nursery openings and the heat pump jobs debate, though both were primarily reactive rather than MP-led. No committee data is available, and debate excerpt coverage for some votes -- including the King's Speech amendments -- is limited, making it harder to assess his specific policy positions on those votes.