Andrew Lewin.

Lewin votes with Labour 99.8% of the time — among the most loyal MPs in the Commons — but his one rebel vote, serving as a teller for MPs who wanted to clear the public gallery and debate in private, raises an eyebrow: his stance scores show just 14% alignment with pro-parliamentary-scrutiny positions, one of the sharpest contrasts in his profile. His most notable recent local intervention came in October 2025, when he wrote directly to the Secretary of State opposing a quarry proposal in Hatfield on environmental and planning grounds. He also made news for leaving X (formerly Twitter) and calling for tougher social media regulation, and he secured a Prime Minister visit to Panshanger in early 2026.

At 89% voting participation — slightly above the Commons average — he is an engaged parliamentary presence. His voting record shows consistent support for workers' rights, progressive taxation, and the government's fiscal programme. Notably, he sits more than 30 points above his party's average on supporting assisted dying access, while scoring well below average on assisted dying restrictions, suggesting a distinctly liberal position on that issue. His speeches cluster heavily around economy and jobs, defence, and local government — a range that broadly reflects both national Labour priorities and his Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee seat.

His deviations from party colleagues on criminal justice reform (+19 points) and public health (+11 points) suggest genuine policy interests beyond the party line. Local news coverage over the past 90 days skews toward crime and policing, with sentiment averaging close to neutral, indicating no significant local controversy attaches to him directly. Overall, Lewin is a loyalist backbencher with a clear local activism streak and some distinctive social policy leanings, rather than a parliamentary rebel.