Richard Quigley.

Quigley's most significant recent act was breaking with Labour on welfare. On 1 July 2025, he voted against the Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill at Second Reading — one of the larger Labour rebellions of this parliament — having also backed amendments to tighten restrictions on assisted dying two weeks earlier. Both positions place him consistently to the left of his party on welfare and healthcare: his voting profile shows him 40 percentage points below Labour's average on welfare reform and 44 points below on assisted dying access, making these genuine convictions rather than isolated gestures.

Day-to-day, Quigley votes with Labour around 97% of the time and participates in 80% of divisions, broadly in line with the Commons average for a first-term MP. His speeches — 124 contributions across 68 debates — cluster around health, social care, the economy and local government. He scores 100% alignment on progressive taxation and zero on tax cuts, suggesting a clear economic position. Where he does break with the party — welfare protection, NHS funding, restrictions on assisted dying — the pattern holds: he leans toward protecting existing services and tightening rather than liberalising end-of-life law.

Constituency work is a clear priority. He has secured government adoption of a "Mission Coastal" education plan, won cross-Solent transport commitments at ministerial level, led a Westminster Hall debate on Zoe's Law, and lobbied successfully for £2.3m in flood defences. He sits on the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, which reviews government accountability. News coverage from the past 90 days is thin, but recent articles span planning, crime and heritage. Detailed voting records are available from July 2024 onwards.