Monica Harding.

On the most contentious vote of 2025, Harding broke from the majority of her party. When the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill came to its final Commons vote in June 2025, she voted against it passing — and against a series of amendments the Liberal Democrats backed, including one on palliative care reporting and one expanding disability data requirements in final statements. She backed two amendments her party opposed, including New Clause 16, which would have barred applications driven by a wish not to be a burden or by financial hardship. Across the six assisted dying divisions that day, she sat 61 percentage points below her party's average support for access to assisted dying and 42 points above its average on restrictions. On other recent business — Armed Forces Bill Report Stage and the National Security (State Threats) Bill — she voted in line with Liberal Democrat positions.

Harding participates in 67% of votes, below the typical Commons average of around 70--75%, though first-term MPs in competitive seats sometimes carry higher constituency workloads. Outside the assisted dying cluster, she votes with her party on 96.5% of divisions. Her stance profile flags low alignment with fiscal responsibility (18%) and progressive taxation (17%), consistent with Liberal Democrat positioning, and strong alignment with parliamentary scrutiny (100%) and Lords scrutiny (94%). She has spoken in 264 contributions across 197 debates, with defence, economy and jobs, health, and social care her most active topics.

Her committee seat is on the International Development Committee, signalling an interest beyond her Surrey constituency. Local news coverage — spanning transport, pharmacy access, water safety, and river pollution — paints a picture of active constituency casework: she secured South Western Railway service improvements after a year of engagement with the operator and called in Parliament for water safety lessons following drowning deaths near Esher and Walton. News sentiment data covers 35 articles in the past 90 days but carries no usable sentiment scores, so reader opinion cannot be assessed from available data.