Dan Jarvis.

A cabinet minister since September 2025, Dan Jarvis now operates from inside government rather than the backbenches — which shapes almost everything in his parliamentary record. He voted in lockstep with Labour on all three Armed Forces Bill divisions in June 2026, and backed the government's position against referring Keir Starmer to the Privileges Committee in April. His 100% party alignment and zero rebel votes reflect his ministerial status as much as personal conviction.

His voting participation — 40% of divisions — sits well below the Commons average, a common pattern for ministers whose time is consumed by departmental work rather than the chamber floor. His 1,009 speech contributions span 109 debates, with crime and defence dominating (69 and 61 contributions respectively), consistent with his cabinet brief. He deviates from Labour's average on a handful of conscience areas: he is considerably more supportive of assisted dying access than most Labour MPs, and more aligned with tough-on-crime positions, while voting against climate action measures far more often than his parliamentary colleagues.

His army background — he is a former Parachute Regiment officer — plausibly explains both his defence focus and his above-average alignment with armed forces welfare votes. Local news coverage, largely from the Barnsley Chronicle and We Are Barnsley, has been positive on constituency issues: miners' pension advocacy, pothole funding, and water quality legislation. His stance profile shows consistent support for workers' rights, housing development, and progressive taxation, but low alignment with parliamentary and Lords scrutiny — scores that reflect his position as a government loyalist defending the executive's programme. No committee memberships are recorded.