Jess Asato.

Jess Asato's most defining votes of this Parliament came in June 2025, when she broke with the majority of Labour MPs four times on the Assisted Dying Bill — voting against it at Third Reading, backing amendments to exclude people whose wish to die was driven by feeling a burden, a mental disorder, a disability, or financial pressures, and supporting a technical safeguard amendment on independent doctor assessments. Her voting pattern on the bill places her 47 percentage points below the Labour average on assisted dying access and 33 points above it on assisted dying restrictions — among the sharpest deviations from her party on any issue in the data. Beyond that, she is a 97% party-line voter across 452 votes.

Her participation rate of 80% sits below the Commons average. In speeches — 86 contributions across 57 debates — she returns consistently to social care, crime, health, and education. Her stance profile flags strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, low alignment with parliamentary scrutiny and civil liberties measures, and a notably low score on pro-business votes. She sits on the Education Committee, which aligns with her speech activity.

Local news coverage tells a more active story: she secured a child protection law change affecting parents convicted of serious sexual offences, campaigned for later buses on a coastal route, lobbied for dental access improvements and a UEA dental school, and helped win a family hub for Lowestoft. Her background in domestic abuse and child protection — she was appointed as an adviser on violence against women — directly informs where she focuses her energy. News sentiment data for the most recent 90 days covers 30 articles but records no sentiment scores, limiting current assessment.