Robbie Moore.

Robbie Moore drew national attention in early 2026 for his work on the grooming gangs inquiry — using FOI requests as a Home Affairs Committee member to expose a seven-month Home Office delay that raised fears crucial evidence had been destroyed. He pushed the issue into the press and publicly criticised the government's handling of it, a rare instance of parliamentary scrutiny generating significant coverage from a West Yorkshire MP. On the floor of the Commons, Moore's most notable departure from the Conservative line was backing the Tobacco and Vapes Bill at third reading in March 2025 — a vote where the party majority said no, and his deviation aligns with a voting pattern slightly more supportive of public health measures than most Conservative colleagues.

At 64% voting participation, Moore sits below the Commons average, though his 538 contributions across 224 debates suggest consistent engagement when present. He votes with the Conservative majority 99.7% of the time — a reliable party-line MP who nevertheless breaks right on workers' rights (13% aligned) and fiscal responsibility (18% aligned). His speeches concentrate on economy and jobs, local government, and environment, and he has voted against Labour's carbon budget orders and planning delegation regulations, opposing what he frames as erosion of local democratic accountability. He is 32 percentage points more likely than the average Conservative to oppose assisted dying.

Moore sits on both the Home Affairs Committee and the Petitions Committee, which explains his access to the Home Office scrutiny that drove his grooming gangs coverage. He has also campaigned successfully for a banking hub in Ilkley after local branch closures, and is pushing for similar provision in Keighley. Local news coverage over the past 90 days runs to 37 articles, dominated by culture and sport topics at a neutral sentiment score — suggesting routine local coverage rather than controversy. Voting data covers the current Parliament.