Peter Swallow.

One moment of defiance stands out in Peter Swallow's otherwise tightly party-aligned record: in June 2025 he voted against the Labour majority on a devolution clause in the assisted dying bill, and his voting profile shows he is notably more supportive of assisted dying access than the average Labour MP. More recently, he made headlines in March 2026 when he was evicted from the Commons chamber during PMQs — an incident his local Conservative opponents used to question his professionalism. On the constituency side, he has been more active: championing a local science discovery centre in Parliament, canvassing parents on children's social media use, and visiting a Bracknell firm to discuss the government's Warm Homes plan.

At 86% participation, Swallow votes slightly below the Commons average but has racked up 409 contributions across 260 debates since 2024 — a high speech rate for a backbencher. His votes show strong alignment with Labour's fiscal and workers' rights agenda: he backed the extension of employment tribunal time limits and consistently supports progressive taxation. He scores almost zero on pro-business, pro-civil-liberties, and pro-lords-scrutiny measures, suggesting he votes firmly with the government when the executive faces institutional pushback. His top speech topics — economy and jobs, social care, local government, and defence — reflect a broad rather than specialist portfolio.

He sits on the Education Committee, which may explain his local advocacy around schools and children's issues. His deviation from party average on energy security (voting pro-security more often than most Labour MPs) and public health also stands out. The negative news data is driven largely by the PMQs ejection; his longer-term local coverage is broadly positive. The article listed under James Sunderland — his predecessor — appears in the data in error and does not reflect Swallow's own record.