Rosena Allin-Khan.

Allin-Khan broke with her party four times on welfare in early July, voting against the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill at Second Reading, Third Reading, and in committee — where she backed an amendment to extend protections to people with fluctuating lifelong conditions such as Parkinson's and MS that the bill appeared to exclude. She also voted against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Third Reading in June, diverging from around 58% of Labour MPs who backed it. These are the most visible acts of rebellion from a MP who otherwise votes with Labour around 95% of the time.

Her parliamentary record is patchy by volume — she has voted in just 30% of divisions, well below the Commons average — but she speaks regularly, with 75 contributions across 43 debates covering defence, health, social care, and local government. Her deviations from the Labour average are consistent: she votes more often in favour of welfare expansion and criminal justice reform than most of her colleagues, and her 0% alignment on assisted dying reflects a firm personal position rather than an occasional abstention. Her medical background, as a practicing A&E doctor, shapes her focus on health and social care debates.

Outside the chamber, she has run a local Safe Space scheme on crime, campaigned for step-free access at Tooting Broadway station, and received prominent coverage for NHS frontline work during the pandemic and aid work in Ukraine in 2022. Recent local news coverage — 22 articles in the past 90 days, predominantly on crime and housing — carries a neutral average score, suggesting no strong positive or negative local story is currently running. She sits on the Panel of Chairs but holds no select committee role.