Richard Tice.

Reform UK's most prominent voice on assisted dying broke with his party on every vote the Bill generated in June 2025, backing its passage at Third Reading and opposing the tighter safeguards his colleagues supported — a striking deviation for a 95.5% party-line voter. That rebellion sits alongside negative press coverage that has damaged his standing: in April 2026, Tice faced allegations that his company failed to pay legally required dividends tax, generating pressure on Nigel Farage to remove him. Separately, coverage noted that he publicly opposes solar energy while his own business profits from it, and he was criticised for missing an East Midlands debate on regional economic development.

His parliamentary participation rate is 51% — well below the Commons average — though he has made 387 contributions across 244 debates, suggesting he attends selectively rather than broadly. When he does engage, the economy, defence, crime, energy, and immigration dominate his speeches. He votes against the government on virtually everything (0% alignment with the government agenda) and consistently backs pro-business positions (100% aligned). He diverges notably from his Reform colleagues by voting more favourably on assisted dying access, public health measures, and public ownership, while taking a harder line against criminal justice reform than his party average.

Tice holds no select committee seat, which limits his formal parliamentary influence beyond the chamber. His stance profile places him firmly against workers' rights (12% aligned) and climate action (29% aligned), in line with Reform's platform. His deviation toward supporting assisted dying access — 58 percentage points above his party average — is the single sharpest contrast with his colleagues. No recent local news sentiment data is available beyond individual articles.