Bernard Jenkin.

One of parliament's more experienced Conservative backbenchers, Jenkin has voted consistently with his party on every recorded division this parliament — but his participation rate of 66% (377 of 570 votes) sits noticeably below the Commons average. Recent votes show a straightforward opposition pattern: he opposed the government's Immigration and Asylum Bill at Second Reading, voted against planning delegation regulations that remove councillor oversight of smaller housing applications, and rejected machinery safety rules that he argued deepened Northern Ireland's regulatory disconnect from the rest of the UK.

His parliamentary record is broadly predictable. He scores 100% against tax increases and 92% in favour of business, while registering near-zero alignment with progressive taxation and workers' rights measures. He departs from his Conservative colleagues in two places worth noting: he is 14 points more likely to back civil liberties positions than the party average, and 18 points less likely to support restrictions on assisted dying. Speeches cluster heavily around economy and jobs, defence, and fiscal policy — 88 and 79 contributions respectively — with a secondary focus on energy and local government.

Outside the chamber, Jenkin chairs the Statutory Instruments Select Committee and sits on the Liaison Committee, roles that put parliamentary scrutiny at the centre of his work — consistent with an 88% alignment score on pro-scrutiny votes. His highest-impact local coverage in the past year covers the A1331 Link Road funding, opposition to cuts at a health investigations body, and support for abolishing the inheritance tax change affecting farms. Recent 90-day news coverage is sparse and mixed in sentiment. No rebel votes are on record.