Andrew Rosindell.

Romford's MP made headlines in January 2026 when Andrew Rosindell defected from the Conservative Party to Reform UK after 23 years as a Tory, becoming London's first Reform MP. The move turned legally messy: the Conservatives changed the locks on his parliamentary office, he sued, and a judge ruled against him in March 2026, finding his case "intrinsically weak" and awarding costs against him. He now votes with Reform 99.7% of the time — a single rebel vote stands out, when he broke ranks in June 2025 to oppose a Liberal Democrat amendment that would have required parliamentary approval before police used live facial recognition technology at protests.

His participation rate of 66% sits below the Commons average. Voting patterns place him firmly against net-zero policy — he opposed the 2026 Carbon Budget Order and regulations bringing aviation and shipping within climate targets — and against progressive taxation and workers' rights measures. He scores 100% on anti-tax-increase votes and consistently backs Lords scrutiny and parliamentary oversight. His 274 speech contributions span economy and jobs, local government, and defence, suggesting a generalist rather than a specialist focus. He holds no committee seats.

The defection is the dominant context for reading Rosindell's record: a 23-year Conservative who sits for a constituency he won under a different banner, without a by-election. His voting record is now indistinguishable from Reform's position on climate and economic policy. Recent local news coverage — touching transport, crime, and housing — carries neutral sentiment, and no committee work is on record to signal a focused policy brief. Voting and speech data are available; no independent constituency casework data is held.