Stella Creasy.

Stella Creasy made headlines in July 2025 by breaking with Labour on welfare, voting against the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill at multiple stages — including Third Reading — and backing amendments to protect disabled people with fluctuating conditions such as Parkinson's and MS from benefit cuts. Those four rebel votes on a single day place her among the more vocal Labour dissenters on disability policy, where she sits 63 percentage points above her party on opposing disability benefit cuts. More recently, in January 2026, she voted against government regulations expanding Public Order Act powers to cover protest near critical national infrastructure — a civil liberties concern at odds with a party that backs the measures. Off the floor, a Guardian column in April 2026 drew attention after she wrote about being abused for posting a silent disco video, though the same story prompted coverage naming her as an example of politically awkward social media.

At 83% voting participation and 98.5% party alignment overall, Creasy is an engaged but broadly loyal MP — the welfare votes are the clearest exception. Her stance profile shows consistent support for progressive taxation and workers' rights, but low scores on civil liberties (29%) and parliamentary scrutiny (10%), suggesting her rebellions are issue-specific rather than a broad instinct toward dissent. She has been notably pro-assisted dying access (100%, versus a party average of 58%) and backed Lords reform. Her 297 contributions across 164 debates since the last election put her well above the average for backbench activity, with economy, defence and social care dominating her speaking record.

No committee roles are currently listed for Creasy. Her news coverage over the past 90 days skews toward local crime and culture stories in which she plays no named role, making it difficult to assess constituency casework from public data alone. The welfare rebel votes remain the most concrete measure of where she diverges from the government she otherwise largely supports.