Gen Kitchen.

A steady, loyal backbencher without rebel votes to her name, Gen Kitchen is most distinctive right now for her 89% alignment with assisted dying access — 31 percentage points above her party's average, the sharpest deviation in her voting profile. She backed the government's line on immigration reform in July 2026, voting to advance the Immigration and Asylum Bill, and has consistently supported planning deregulation and academy reform. Her one notable negative headline came in mid-2025, when she was reported making a "foul-mouthed rant" and attempting to pressure local councillors — she apologised for the language but the episode drew scrutiny of her approach to local political relationships.

Kitchen votes with Labour on 100% of recorded divisions — a perfect party-line record across 530 votes — and her 93% participation rate sits above the Commons average. Her stance scores show strong alignment with workers' rights (87%) and progressive taxation (100%), but low scores on civil liberties (14%), parliamentary scrutiny (15%) and pro-business positions (14%), all consistent with the current Labour government's posture. She also scores above her party average on public health and welfare reform. Speech activity is modest — 11 contributions across three debates, with health, housing, environment and local government dominating — and her last recorded speech was June 2025.

Local coverage paints a mixed picture: positive stories include community engagement over a £20m estate regeneration fund, advocacy on SEND provision, and challenging North Northamptonshire Council over £75m in unspent developer contributions. Kitchen has held Wellingborough and Rushden since a February 2024 by-election, when she flipped a safe Conservative seat. Her only committee role is the Committee of Selection — an administrative body. Speech data beyond mid-2025 is limited, so her recent parliamentary activity may be fuller than the record suggests.