Diana Johnson.

Diana Johnson is a government minister, not a backbencher, and her parliamentary record reflects that role. She holds the position of Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire — appointed in August 2024 — and has more recently been associated with employment policy, appearing as a government spokesperson on Jobcentre reforms, musculoskeletal health programmes, and a new Women's Employment Ambassador initiative. Her 100% party alignment across 405 votes signals consistent loyalty to the government line; she has no rebel votes on record.

Her participation rate of 71% sits below the Commons average, which is typical for ministers whose time is divided between the chamber and departmental work. Crime dominates her speech topics by a wide margin — 77 contributions out of 591 — consistent with her ministerial brief, followed by local government and labour market issues. Her stance profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, while she scores notably low on pro-business and civil liberties measures. Two deviations stand out against her Labour colleagues: she is markedly more supportive of assisted dying access (+31 percentage points above the party average) and more firmly opposed to fossil fuel subsidies (+24 points), while being considerably less aligned with immigration control measures (-33 points).

Recent news coverage is broadly positive, centring on her ministerial announcements on welfare and health. The one negative data point — her vote supporting the winter fuel payment cut in September 2024 — drew criticism at the time. Her constituency is Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham; no committee memberships are currently recorded, reflecting her ministerial status.