John Milne.

A consistent party-line voter with a clear local focus, John Milne has used his platform most visibly to challenge the government on issues hitting Horsham hard. He drew press coverage this spring for warning that biodiversity policy changes could harm local countryside (citing Knepp rewilding estate directly), confronting Southern Water's chief executive over pollution and rising bills, raising rural road safety in Parliament, and calling for emergency support for struggling high street businesses. None of these campaigns align with his government opponents; they reflect a Liberal Democrat in a newly won seat working hard to establish local credentials.

Milne votes at 71% participation — below the Commons average — and has not once broken from the Liberal Democrat line across 403 recorded votes. His stance scores reveal a distinctive profile: strongly pro-parliamentary scrutiny (93%), pro-Lords scrutiny (95%), pro-climate action (85%), and broadly supportive of civil liberties and welfare. He sits well outside his party's centre on fiscal responsibility (14% aligned) and progressive taxation (20%), suggesting he resists tax-and-spend positions more than most Lib Dems. He voted against planning regulations that would strip elected councillors of oversight over smaller housing applications — consistent with a stronger-than-average pro-local-democracy score (54%). His 287 parliamentary contributions span economy and jobs, social care, local government, and fiscal policy.

Milne sits on the Work and Pensions Committee, which aligns with his speech pattern — social care and labour market topics feature heavily. He is notably more supportive of assisted dying access than the average Lib Dem MP (+17 percentage points). His news coverage is broad but largely neutral in tone, with no significant negative stories in the past 90 days. Voting data goes back to his election in July 2024.