Marie Goldman.

Chelmsford's MP has been active on national security legislation this month, voting with the Liberal Democrats on several amendments to the National Security (State Threats) Bill — backing oversight mechanisms and supporting new clauses designed to check executive power. More distinctively, she voted against the Railways Bill at Third Reading, opposing Labour's rail renationalisation model on the grounds that Great British Railways would simultaneously run services and control track access, threatening independent open-access operators. She has also backed amendments to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill. None of these votes broke with her party.

Goldman is a 100% party-line voter with a 71% participation rate — slightly below the Commons average. Her stance profile marks her out as strongly pro-parliamentary scrutiny (93%) and pro-civil liberties (86%), but well below typical Lib Dem positions on fiscal responsibility (14%) and progressive taxation (16%). She speaks most frequently on economy and jobs, local government, and fiscal policy, with health and social care also featuring heavily. Compared with her party, she is notably more supportive of the VAT charge on private schools and somewhat more aligned with assisted-dying access measures.

Local news coverage tells a consistent story: Goldman has repeatedly used public platforms to challenge government decisions affecting Chelmsford residents — opposing winter fuel payment cuts, calling for accountability after an A&E death at the local trust, and condemning anti-asylum-seeker protests outside local flats. Crime dominates recent local coverage (28 articles), reflecting an October 2025 police manhunt in the constituency that she responded to publicly. She sits on the Administration Committee. News sentiment data for the past 90 days averages near zero, suggesting broadly neutral rather than strongly positive or negative local coverage.