Harriet Cross.

A consistent party-line voter with a strong local focus, Harriet Cross has made agricultural policy her most visible cause. She has been publicly credited as a leading campaigner against Labour's changes to farm inheritance tax, and voted against the government's acceleration of subsidy phase-out in June 2026, arguing farmers face a funding cliff edge before replacement schemes are ready. In Parliament she has also directly challenged the Transport Secretary over the long-delayed dualling of the A96 — describing it as a matter of life and death for her constituents — and questioned the Northern Ireland Secretary on behalf of a local veteran affected by the Troubles legacy legislation.

Cross votes with the Conservatives 99.7% of the time, with only one recorded rebel vote — backing a backbench amendment to the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill in November 2024 that would have added conditions beyond simply removing hereditary peers' voting rights. Her participation rate of 73% sits below the Commons average. Her 406 contributions across 190 debates are dominated by economy and jobs, energy, and fiscal policy — a pattern consistent with representing a rural Scottish constituency with significant farming and North Sea energy interests. She scores notably higher than her party average on industrial intervention votes, suggesting some openness to state involvement in industry.

Cross sits on the Scottish Affairs Committee, which gives her a formal platform on Scotland-specific issues. Her recent votes on the Railways Bill — supporting opposition amendments before voting against the bill's final passage — and on the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill follow predictable Conservative lines. News coverage over the past 90 days has been predominantly positive and locally focused. No significant controversy is recorded in available data.