Max Wilkinson.

On assisted dying, Wilkinson broke from his party three times in a single day during the June 2025 Report Stage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — backing additional safeguards, devolution protections for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and tighter statutory limits on advertising exceptions rather than leaving them to ministerial discretion. His voting record on assisted dying sits 27 percentage points more cautious than the average Liberal Democrat. More recently he opposed a 50% steel tariff, arguing it would damage aerospace and engineering manufacturers in his area, and voted against a judicial oversight amendment to the National Security Bill. He has also publicly called for Andrew Tate's extradition, and attracted criticism from conservative outlets after describing X as a "massive problem" for hosting content targeting immigration policy — a controversy that generated his sharpest negative coverage.

His participation rate of 68% sits below the Commons average, though he has made 354 contributions across 178 debates since 2024, with economy and jobs his most frequent subject. He votes with the Liberal Democrats 99.2% of the time overall, but deviates notably on assisted dying restrictions and whistleblower protection, where he is 23 points above his party's average. He aligns strongly with parliamentary and Lords scrutiny (95--100%), civil liberties, and climate action — voting in June 2026 to bring international aviation and shipping within statutory carbon budgets.

Wilkinson serves on no select committees. His "Sunshine Bill" campaign, which secured government commitments on the Future Homes Standard, attracted his most positive coverage and points to a consistent focus on housing costs and local environmental issues. His news sentiment over the past 90 days averages near zero across 40 articles, reflecting mixed rather than strongly positive or negative local coverage. No significant unexplained gaps in the data are apparent.