Peter Fortune.

Twice breaking with his party to back the Tobacco and Vapes Bill — at Second and Third Reading — Fortune stands out as one of the few Conservatives to support Labour's generational smoking ban. Otherwise he is a 99.5% party-line voter, and his recent votes track squarely with Conservative priorities: opposing the government's amendment on defence spending, voting for opposition motions on military readiness, and backing multiple new clauses to the Armed Forces Bill. His news coverage reinforces a constituency-first image — he has campaigned against the closure of Bromley's 24-hour police station, raised concerns over parking enforcement near a local station, and publicly opposed what he describes as Labour tax pressure on local businesses.

Fortune votes in roughly 72% of divisions, a little below the Commons average. His stance profile is consistently right-of-centre: he votes against progressive taxation and public ownership in nearly every case, and aligns with pro-business positions 96% of the time. He deviates from his party on assisted dying — voting more firmly against access than most Conservative colleagues — and shows a slightly stronger lean toward criminal justice reform than his party average. Economy and jobs dominate his 137 parliamentary contributions, followed by local government and fiscal policy, with defence and housing also featuring regularly.

Fortune sits on no select committees, so his influence runs through chamber speeches and local advocacy rather than scrutiny work. His recent news coverage — averaging a neutral score across 16 articles in the past 90 days — spans culture, crime, and local government, with no strongly positive or negative press trend. Voting data is available from July 2024; longer-term patterns will sharpen as his parliamentary record grows.