Labour and Co-operative Party MP for Ipswich.
Abbott has broken with Labour twice on assisted dying — voting against the Bill's Second Reading in November 2024 and then backing a devolution amendment at Report Stage in June 2025 — making him notably more sceptical of the legislation than his parliamentary party. He also voted against a Ten Minute Rule Motion on proportional representation in December 2024, rejecting a reform that Labour's majority supported despite Labour itself winning two-thirds of seats on a third of votes in 2024. Beyond those deviations, he is a 99.4% party-line voter.
His participation rate of 91% sits above the Commons average. His voting record shows strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, but low alignment with civil liberties (14%), parliamentary scrutiny (10%), and Lords oversight (5%) — suggesting he prioritises government delivery over procedural checks. His 184 speech contributions cluster heavily around health and social care, with economy and jobs also prominent. He sits on no select committees.
Local coverage — mostly from the Ipswich Star and East Anglian Daily Times — has been positive over his first two years, crediting him with securing 500 Sizewell C jobs for the constituency, backing a £13 million medical centre, and leading Ipswich's City of Culture 2029 bid. Recent news sentiment across 28 articles is broadly neutral (average score 0.11), dominated by culture and sport coverage. No committee membership data is available, and debate excerpts for several recent votes are limited, making it difficult to assess his detailed reasoning on specific legislation.
Jack Abbott is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Ipswich, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Moments where the whip was free, or where Abbott broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Whip |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 | Yes | Freevs party |
| 3 Dec 2024 | Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion | No | Freevs party |
| 29 Nov 2024 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading | No | Freevs party |
Source · Hansard
“Conversion therapy is dangerous, discredited and barbaric; the Labour Government must end it and make a powerful statement to the LGBT+ community.”
“Secured debate to demand local specialist endometriosis services in Ipswich and nationwide, citing 9.4-year diagnosis delays and systemic medical misogyny that normalises women's p…”
“Strongly supports Bill; emphasises fairness of prioritising 30,000 applicants for 9,500 posts, necessity to retain home-grown talent, and morality of not poaching doctors from WHO-…”
“Opposes referendums as unnecessary; argues the Government has a clear electoral mandate for reorganisation, and referendums would delay essential reforms to fix fragmented local se…”
Bluesky is the only social platform we ingest at the row level. The strip below is computed by classifying each post for substance (vs reposts, social mentions, scheduling) and then by tone (critical / measured / supportive) per target.
| When | Topic | Tone | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul | Culture Community | celebratory | “'The Hay Wain — a masterpiece, back where it belongs' A wonderful review of Christchurch Mansion's Constable 250 exhibition in @thetimes.com. 'Constable’s mos…” |
| 11 Jul | Culture Community | celebratory | “The Hay Wain has come home. For the first time ever, this iconic masterpiece is being displayed in Suffolk as part of the Constable 250 at Christchurch Mansion…” |
| 9 Jul | Culture Community | celebratory | “IPSWICHELLA! Halo Festival burst onto the scene with a mix of multi-million-selling artists and upcoming local talent. Combined with Ipswich Music Day, the la…” |
Abbott holds no select-committee seat this session. New 2024-intake MPs typically wait one term before being appointed.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 2 | 40.0% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 1 | 20.0% |
| Home Office | 1 | 20.0% |
| Ministry of Justice | 1 | 20.0% |
What steps he is taking to increase the accessibility of the NHS for autistic people.
Under the Health and Care Act 2022, from 1 July 2022, Care Quality Commission-registered providers are required to ensure their staff receive specific training on learning disability and autism appropriate to their role. This will help to e…read full →
What steps he is taking to ensure the protection of autistic people in pandemics.
Ensuring that the United Kingdom is prepared for a future pandemic is a top priority for the Government, and we are embedding lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic in our approach to pandemic preparedness. We aim to have flexible, adaptable, a…read full →
Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help support young people to access the arts.
Improving access to arts is a priority of this Government, and links to our mission to extend opportunities for children and young people.DCMS is ensuring that its sectors are engaged in the Department for Education’s expert-led, independen…read full →
What progress she has made on banning zombie-style knives and ninja swords.
We have implemented the ban on zombie-style knives and zombie-style machetes approved by Parliament earlier this year. The ban came into force on 24th September.We will also be pressing ahead as soon as possible with a ban on Ninja swords, …read full →
Built Environment Networking T/A UKREiiF 19 May 2026 |
Ipswich Town Football Club Company Limited 4 November 2025 |
Ipswich Town Football Club Company Limited 13 July 2025 |
Ipswich Town Football Club Company Limited 7 June 2025 |
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority 21 May 2025 |
Source · Members API · Last amended 16 Jun 2026
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 156,256 | 86.3% |
| Office Costs | 19,940 | 11.0% |
| Staff Travel | 2,624 | 1.4% |
| MP Travel | 2,285 | 1.3% |
| Total · 107 claims | 181,106 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Abbott on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ipswich | 19,099 | 43.3% | Won |
| 2015 | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | 10,173 | 18.8% | Lost |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack AbbottWON | Lab | 19,099 | 43.3 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Ipswich →