Daniel Francis.

Daniel Francis made his most significant parliamentary mark on 20 June 2025, when he voted against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Third Reading — one of four rebel votes he cast that day on the legislation. He backed tighter safeguards that would have barred applicants motivated by not wanting to be a burden or by financial hardship, and opposed the final passage of the bill, placing him firmly in the minority of Labour MPs who voted against assisted dying. His party voted for the bill by a substantial margin. His personal connection to disability issues — he has a disabled daughter, and has spoken publicly about avoiding air travel because of inaccessible aviation — likely informs his stronger-than-average support for disability rights and his caution on this legislation.

Otherwise, Francis is a diligent constituency MP with a participation rate of 87%, close to the Commons average. At 97.3% party alignment, he is a reliable government voter outside the assisted dying exception, supporting progressive taxation, workers' rights, and fiscal responsibility in line with Labour's position. His speeches are dominated by social care, health, economy and local government — he has himself been an unpaid carer, which drives sustained engagement on carers' rights — and he has used his local newspaper profile to highlight potholes, SEND provision, and policing in Bexleyheath and Crayford.

He sits on the Modernisation Committee, a cross-party body examining how Parliament operates. Constituent-facing coverage has been consistently positive over the past year, with the Mirror, News Shopper, and others noting direct local interventions. No news sentiment scores are available for the most recent 90-day window, so the current picture relies on parliamentary activity alone.