Stephen Doughty.

Doughty broke with Labour five times on 20 June 2025 to oppose the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, voting against Third Reading and against amendments he considered inadequate safeguards — including those designed to close a loophole that would have allowed voluntary starvation to qualify someone for an assisted death. His most prominent recent work has been ministerial rather than parliamentary: as Minister of State for Europe, he led UK sanctions against Southeast Asian scam networks in March 2026, targeting illicit crypto infrastructure and a £9 million London penthouse linked to a Chinese "romance scam" kingpin. That coverage accounts for the most positively scored news in his recent press.

At 46% voting participation he sits well below the Commons average, which is typical for ministers who spend more time at the despatch box and in department than in the division lobby. His 95% party alignment makes him a reliable government voter, but the stance data reveals two consistent deviations: he votes for parliamentary scrutiny roughly twice as often as the average Labour MP, and he is notably more sceptical of public ownership measures than his party. His 743 contributions span 104 debates, with defence the dominant topic by a large margin — consistent with his ministerial brief.

The news picture is dominated by culture-and-sport coverage (33 articles, average sentiment near zero), which likely reflects Cardiff constituency stories rather than Doughty's direct actions. Crime and ministerial performance coverage scores more positively. No committee memberships are recorded, expected for a serving minister. Voting data is available from late 2024 onwards; the thin voting record reflects his ministerial role rather than disengagement.