Neil Shastri-Hurst.

Neil Shastri-Hurst's most distinctive act in Westminster has been his support for assisted dying — a position well outside Conservative mainstream. On 20 June 2025, he voted for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Third Reading and backed a Leadbeater-tabled amendment to tighten data recording, while voting against restrictive safeguard amendments his own party majority supported. These five rebel votes on a single day place him 64 percentage points above his party on assisted dying access — the sharpest deviation in his profile. His surgical background, not listed here as mere biography, directly informs this: he has publicly argued for first-aid training in schools and called for weapon surrender bins in Shirley, both reflecting a clinician's instinct toward prevention and practical intervention.

At 78% voting participation and 96.4% party alignment outside assisted dying, he is a broadly loyal Conservative — opposing Labour on immigration, planning delegation, academy reform and the early release of prisoners. He speaks frequently, with 325 contributions across 159 debates, and his speech portfolio clusters around health, social care, economy and defence. His committee memberships — Justice, Standards, Privileges, and the Armed Forces Bill select committee — suggest a deliberate focus on accountability and legal frameworks rather than purely local bread-and-butter issues.

Locally, coverage is mixed in tone but high in volume: crime dominates at 13 articles in the past 90 days, averaging a neutral score, alongside economy and planning stories. Constituency-facing work has included a pensioners' fair, a mental health walking group, and his weapon surrender campaign. His pro-public-health score sits 31 points above his party average, reinforcing a consistent thread across his parliamentary and local activity. Voting data is available from July 2024; speech records extend to July 2026.