Alex Burghart.

Burghart has been a reliable frontbench voice for the Conservatives, most visibly pressing the government on accountability. He challenged Labour over what he called a "complete dereliction of duty" regarding Morgan McSweeney's deleted messages, co-signed a joint letter to the Home Secretary opposing migrant hotel placements in his constituency, and joined Conservative MPs warning the government against fishing concessions to the EU. In the chamber, he has voted consistently against Labour's legislative programme — opposing the rollback of academy school freedoms, the national planning delegation scheme, and the extension of employment tribunal time limits, in each case on grounds of democratic accountability or business impact.

His parliamentary record is that of an active shadow minister rather than a backbencher. At 69% voting participation he is below the Commons average, which is typical for opposition frontbenchers managing heavy diary commitments. He votes 100% with Conservative colleagues — no rebel votes on record — and his stance profile shows consistent alignment with pro-business, anti-tax and parliamentary scrutiny positions. His 316 contributions across 93 debates are high by any measure; defence, the economy and holding the government to account dominate his speaking record.

Burghart served as a minister under the previous Conservative government before losing office in 2024, which helps explain both his frontbench focus and his heavy speech output. He holds no select committee seat. Recent local news coverage — five articles in the past 90 days touching on his performance as an MP — scores positively on average, driven largely by his accountability work and constituency casework on immigration and housing. No voting data is available on NHS funding, where he sits 25 points below his own party's already-low alignment rate.