Jamie Stone.

Stone broke from his Liberal Democrat colleagues five times on 20 June 2025 over the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — one of the most significant rebel clusters in his parliamentary record. While most Lib Dem MPs backed the bill at Third Reading, Stone voted against it, and supported several tightening amendments his party rejected, including one that would have barred applications where the wish to die was substantially driven by not wanting to be a burden, a mental disorder, or financial hardship. His dissent places him among the more sceptical voices on assisted dying in a party that backed the bill at roughly 72% alignment — a 58-percentage-point gap from his party average on assisted dying access.

Beyond that cluster, Stone votes with his party on 97% of divisions — a steady party-liner. His participation rate of 63% sits below the Commons average, though representing one of the UK's most geographically remote constituencies adds context. His voting record shows strong alignment with parliamentary scrutiny (100%), Lords scrutiny (100%), welfare expansion (81%), and pro-business positions (83%), while he diverges sharply from his party on fiscal responsibility (10% aligned) and progressive taxation (17%). His 255 speech contributions span economy and jobs, local government, fiscal policy, health, and defence — a spread that reflects the breadth of pressures facing a rural Highland seat.

Stone chairs the Petitions Committee and sits on the Liaison Committee, giving him formal oversight roles. Recent news coverage tracks him lobbying ministers on rural banking, pressing the Prime Minister on Scotch whisky tariffs in China trade talks, pushing for nuclear investment in the north, and intervening in a constituent's prolonged social care crisis. His local coverage is consistently advocacy-focused and anchored in the specific economic vulnerabilities of Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross. No news sentiment data is available for the most recent 90-day period.