Emma Reynolds.

Emma Reynolds has held a senior Cabinet role since September 2025, when she was appointed Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — a significant elevation that shapes almost everything she does in Parliament. Her recent voting activity reflects that ministerial position directly: in mid-June she voted with the government on the National Security (State Threats) Bill and the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, backing the government's own text against a series of amendments that would have added judicial oversight and access-to-justice safeguards. She has no rebel votes on record.

As a minister, Reynolds votes entirely in line with Labour — a 100% party alignment — but her 54% participation rate is below the Commons average, which is typical for ministers who cannot attend every division. She has made 432 contributions across 76 debates, a substantial volume, with her speeches concentrating on economy and jobs, cost of living, fiscal policy, social care, and environment — topics that map onto both her DEFRA brief and local Wycombe concerns. She scores notably above her party average on assisted dying access (+31 percentage points) and immigration control (+24 points), the two clearest deviations from Labour's typical pattern.

Her news coverage over the past 90 days spans 178 articles, though most score close to zero for positive sentiment; the exceptions are environment stories, where her £45 million waste-crime enforcement announcement drew direct coverage, and economy-and-jobs pieces. Local reporting has noted constituency visits, including a local temple and meetings with NHS leadership over Wycombe Hospital. She sits on no select committees, which is standard for Cabinet ministers. Voting data covers 547 divisions since July 2024.