Andrew Mitchell.

One of the most distinctive aspects of Mitchell's recent parliamentary record is his break with Conservatives on assisted dying. In June 2025 he voted for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Third Reading — against his party's majority — and backed amendments expanding recording requirements for disabled people who choose assisted dying. He also voted against a Conservative-backed safeguard clause that would have blocked applications where the wish to die was substantially driven by disability or mental disorder, placing him firmly among the bill's supporters while most of his party opposed it. His stance deviates from the Conservative average by 64 percentage points on assisted dying access.

Beyond that, Mitchell votes reliably on Conservative lines: opposing rail renationalisation, backing caps on public spending for British Steel, supporting NAO scrutiny of state financial assistance, and opposing Labour's restoration of the supplementary vote for mayoral elections. His participation rate — 41% of Commons votes — sits well below the typical MP, though this is a known pattern among senior backbenchers with extensive external commitments. Defence and economic affairs dominate his speeches, with 61 defence contributions and 42 on economy and jobs, reflecting a career that included stints as International Development Secretary and Chief Whip.

Locally, Mitchell has been vocal on immigration, pressing the Home Office since 2021 to close a Sutton Coldfield hotel used for asylum accommodation, and signed a cross-party letter demanding government action after the JLR cyber attack threatened regional jobs. He holds no current select committee roles. Voting and speech data are drawn from parliamentary records; news sentiment figures cover 53 articles over the past 90 days but carry no average score, suggesting mixed or neutral local coverage.