Afzal Khan.

Afzal Khan's most significant recent action was his resignation as trade envoy to Turkey in August 2025, after an unauthorised visit to Northern Cyprus contradicted UK government policy and drew condemnation from the Cypriot government and British-Cypriot community. That episode remains the sharpest mark on his recent record. On the assisted dying bill in June 2025, he broke with his party on the Third Reading and on two amendments concerning voluntary stopping of eating and drinking — voting against the bill's passage and against the amendments Labour supported to close a self-starvation loophole, while backing a separate amendment the party opposed. His voting on assisted dying aligns with a stance profile that sits notably above his party's average on end-of-life autonomy.

In the Commons more broadly, Khan is an active participant — voting in 81% of divisions, close to the parliamentary average, and backing his party in 98.6% of cases. He votes consistently for progressive taxation (100% alignment) and housing development (93%), and strongly for workers' rights, but diverges from Labour's typical position on parliamentary and Lords scrutiny, scoring very low on pro-parliamentary-scrutiny metrics despite above-average alignment with Lords reform. His speeches span a wide range: social care and health lead (20 and 19 contributions respectively), followed by crime, defence, economy, and immigration — a broad generalist pattern rather than a narrow specialism.

Khan has no current committee seats. His news coverage over the past 90 days is largely neutral in tone, spread across transport, culture, and local economy stories. Longer-running coverage flags his seven-year campaign to establish an official definition of Islamophobia — credited with eventually securing government action — alongside earlier criticism over statements on the Israel-Palestine conflict. The resignation episode means his credibility on international affairs will be a live question for constituents; his domestic voting record offers a more straightforward picture.