Jonathan Reynolds.

Jonathan Reynolds has twice voted against his party on assisted dying — opposing both the Second Reading in November 2024 and the Third Reading in June 2025 of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. These are his only rebel votes in an otherwise near-total party alignment of 99.3%, making his position on assisted dying the clearest public signal of independent judgement in his recent parliamentary record. Beyond that, he has been active on government legislation, voting for railways nationalisation and backing the extension of clean air zone fee frameworks, while opposing a series of amendments to the Cyber Security Bill and Railways Bill at their final stages.

Reynolds votes with Labour in roughly 99 out of 100 divisions, though his participation rate of 54% sits below the Commons average — understandable given his role as Secretary of State for Business and Trade, a cabinet post that limits time on the floor. His 414 speech contributions skew heavily toward economic and labour-market themes, consistent with his brief. Stance data shows strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, but he scores noticeably below his party's average on armed forces welfare, pension protection, and civil liberties — gaps of 20 to 38 percentage points that stand out against an otherwise orthodox Labour record.

Local coverage over the past 90 days is largely neutral in tone, spread across transport, housing, and community stories — groundbreaking ceremonies, supported housing visits, a Westminster trip for Hyde fundraisers. None signals controversy; most reflect a minister keeping visible in his constituency. Reynolds sits on no select committees, which is standard for cabinet ministers. Voting data from TheyWorkForYou underpins this briefing; the news sentiment scores reflect coverage volume rather than verified claims about his direct policy influence.