Shivani Raja.

Shivani Raja's one act of defiance from her Conservative colleagues came on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill in November 2024, when she voted for the generational smoking ban that her party majority opposed — a stance consistent with her voting record being 23 percentage points more favourable to climate and public health action than the Conservative average. Beyond that single rebel vote, she is a near-total party loyalist at 99.7% alignment, and her recent votes reflect straightforward Conservative positions: backing the opposition's push for greater defence spending, supporting amendments to preserve judicial oversight in the National Security (State Threats) Bill, and opposing government timetable restrictions on parliamentary scrutiny.

Her participation rate of 62% sits below the Commons average, and she holds no select committee seats. Her speeches — nine contributions across eight debates since her 2024 election — have clustered around the economy, jobs, fiscal policy, and education, suggesting a focus on bread-and-butter constituency concerns. She is firmly anti-tax-increase and pro-business (both 95%+ alignment), and consistently backs Lords scrutiny of legislation. She voted against assisted dying more often than the typical Conservative MP.

The high-impact news articles attached to Leicester East all concern her predecessor Claudia Webbe, whose harassment conviction dominated coverage between 2020 and 2022 — none of that reflects on Raja. Recent 90-day coverage of Raja herself is neutral in tone, spanning culture, crime, and economic topics, with no standout positive or negative stories. She is a low-profile first-term MP with a thin parliamentary record so far; more data will accumulate as the Parliament matures.