Laurence Turner.

Turner's most distinctive recent move was voting against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Third Reading on 20 June 2025 — one of five rebel votes on the same day. Against his party's majority, he opposed the Bill passing to the Lords and voted against two amendments designed to close a self-starvation loophole, while backing a procedural vote and a safeguard clause on doctor succession. His deviations track: he scores 22 percentage points above his Labour colleagues on end-of-life autonomy, suggesting a considered, if nuanced, position on the Bill rather than blanket opposition to assisted dying.

Beyond that stand, Turner is a fairly loyal party-line MP — 97.5% alignment overall — with above-average participation at 88% of votes. He speaks frequently, with over 400 contributions across 181 debates, concentrated on economy and jobs, the labour market, local government, social care, and transport. His stance profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, near-zero alignment with pro-business positions, and notably low scores on parliamentary scrutiny and Lords scrutiny — consistent with a government loyalist on procedure. He sits on the Transport Committee and voted for the Railways nationalisation Bill at Third Reading in June 2026.

Local news coverage is substantial — around 180 articles in the past 90 days — spanning crime, community, transport, and local government, with a broadly neutral tone. His most prominent coverage includes championing a Private Member's Bill on Criminal Injuries Compensation, drawing on his own experience of being stabbed, and supporting SEND reform while disclosing personal experience as a child with special educational needs. His background in trade union work directly informs his labour market focus. Voting data is complete; detailed debate transcripts for some recent votes are unavailable.