Louie French.

French has been most active recently on national security legislation, voting against the government's timetable motion on the National Security (State Threats) Bill — opposing limits on debate time — while backing amendments designed to preserve judicial oversight and human rights safeguards within the bill itself. He also voted for amendments to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill and opposed regulations doubling clean air zone fees, a position in line with the Conservative front bench. None of these constitute rebel votes; French has never voted against his party in the current data.

A 100% party-line voter across 385 recorded divisions, French participates at 69% — somewhat below the Commons average. His stance profile reflects orthodox Conservative positioning: strongly anti-tax, pro-business, and tough on crime, with low alignment on workers' rights and progressive taxation. His 88% rating on parliamentary scrutiny stands out, consistent with his vote against restricting debate on the security bill. He deviates from his party's average notably on assisted dying — backing restrictions more firmly than most Conservative colleagues — and scores markedly lower than the party on armed forces welfare votes, though the small sample warrants caution.

French represents Old Bexley and Sidcup, the seat previously held by James Brokenshire, and has spoken most frequently on economy and jobs, local government, and community issues across 448 contributions in 84 debates. Local news coverage over the past 90 days is broadly neutral, with crime the most-covered issue — he has publicly criticised Metropolitan Police performance in the borough. A 2026 article noted Reform UK targeting the seat, with French campaigning against vote-splitting. He holds no current committee roles. No voting record predating the 2024 parliament is available in this dataset.