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Angela Eagle.

Labour Party MP for Wallasey.

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Commons votes
419/568
74% attendance · top 46% of MPs
Party alignment
100%
votes with party majority
Speeches
898
across 96 debates · 98,327 words
Written Qs
0
0 answered · 0 pending
Dispatch
14 Jul 2026

Aligned with their council.

A government minister voting 100% with Labour, Angela Eagle has spent recent weeks supporting Windsor Framework machinery regulations, backing the removal of the automatic academy preference for new schools, and voting to extend employment tribunal time limits from three to six months — a change aimed at workers facing maternity discrimination. Her most visible recent action was supporting planning regulations that strip elected councillors of the power to block small housing developments, handing those decisions to planning officers instead.

Eagle is a 74% participation voter, below the Commons average, though ministerial duties routinely reduce voting attendance. She has not once broken with her party. Her stance profile marks her as strongly pro-workers'-rights and pro-progressive-taxation, while scoring low on civil liberties, parliamentary scrutiny, and business-friendly votes — a pattern consistent with a loyalist from Labour's centre-left. Compared with her parliamentary colleagues, she votes notably more often in favour of assisted dying access, anti-fossil-fuel-subsidy measures, and NHS funding. Immigration, agriculture, and the economy dominate her 659 recorded contributions across 91 debates.

Context matters here. Eagle has served as Farming Minister since September 2025, which explains why agriculture has become a top speech topic and why recent news coverage of her is skewed towards rural affairs — with positive sentiment in that area, averaging 0.7 out of 1. She also secured a £20m regeneration grant for Seacombe in her constituency. The highest-impact news items in the dataset are several years old and concern internal Labour disputes from the Corbyn era; recent 90-day coverage is broadly neutral across transport, crime, and planning. No committee memberships are recorded.

Background

Dame Angela Eagle is the Labour MP for Wallasey, and has been an MP continually since 9 April 1992. She currently holds the Government post of Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs).

§ 01Voting record.419 divisions · most recent 24 Jun 2026

By issue — what do they vote on most?

Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.

Economy81
Taxation77
Employment45
Education35
Constitution and Democracy34
Crime & Policing28
Welfare and Benefits24
Schools22

Source · The Public Whip · Hansard

Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.

Moments where the whip was free, or where Eagle broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 02Speeches.898 contributions · 96 debates · 98,327 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Immigration66,778
Crime44,001
Agriculture26,274
Economy & Jobs21,707
Environment17,802
Local Government14,719
Defence12,360
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

7 Jul 2026

Fraud Strategy 2026-29

Defends the strategy as ambitious and comprehensive, emphasizing international cooperation, data-driven policing, and multi-sector coordination; acknowledges issues around social m

1,483 words·Read
6 Jul 2026

National Security (State Threats) Bill

Government backs all six Lords amendments as necessary clarifications that strengthen the Bill without weakening its core purpose of disrupting hostile state threats; defences prev

1,501 words·Read
29 Jun 2026

Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office Minister defends government's national security strategy, commits to publishing defence investment plan before NATO summit, and reframes security spending as cross-d

1,782 words·Read
25 Jun 2026

National Resilience Planning

The Government is driving a step change in national resilience through a new action plan with embedded departmental accountability and updated guidance to ensure seamless cross-Gov

195 words·Read
Showing 4 of 898·All 898 speeches
§ 03Committees & roles.Select & joint committees
None recorded

Eagle holds no select-committee seat this session. New 2024-intake MPs typically wait one term before being appointed.

§ 04Written questions.0 tabled · 0 answered

Top departments asked.

No tabled questions yet.

Most recent.

§ 05Register & expenses.0 declared interests · £258k claimed FY 24_25

Register of interests.

No active register entries.

IPSA expenses.

Category£Share
Staffing223,88386.8%
Office Costs23,3199.0%
Accommodation6,7412.6%
MP Travel3,2601.3%
Staff Travel6620.3%
Total · 61 claims257,867100%
Showing 5 of 61·All 61 IPSA claims

Source · IPSA · FY 24_25

§ 06This week in Westminster.Order paper · refreshed daily

Nothing tabled for Eagle on the published Order Paper this week.

§ 07Electoral history.5 contests · 2010, 2024
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2024Wallasey24,67457.7%Won
2019Wallasey29,90164.3%Won
2017Wallasey34,55271.5%Won
2015Wallasey26,17660.4%Won
2010Wallasey21,57851.8%Won

2024 — full result, Wallasey.

CandidateVotes%
Angela EagleWONLab24,67457.7

Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Wallasey

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 15 Jul 2026
SpeechesHansard · 98,327 words
22 Jul 2024 → 7 Jul 2026
Written QsMembers API
0 tabled · 0 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
None recorded
RegisterMembers API
0 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£257,867 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL