Tim Farron.

Farron's most distinctive recent action is his outright opposition to the Assisted Dying Bill, which passed its final Commons vote on 20 June 2025. He voted against the bill at Third Reading, defying the Liberal Democrat majority, and backed tighter safeguards throughout Report Stage — supporting a clause that would have disqualified applications substantially driven by fear of being a burden, depression, disability, or financial hardship. His stance places him 61 percentage points below his party's average on assisted dying access, and 30 points above it on outright opposition — the sharpest recorded deviation from Lib Dem norms in his profile. He also voted against the government's new 50% steel tariff in June 2026, arguing it would harm aerospace and engineering manufacturers dependent on specialist grades unavailable from UK mills.

Farron participates in 54% of Commons votes, below the typical MP's rate, though with 482 contributions across 245 debates he is far from a passive figure. He votes with the Lib Dems 95% of the time outside his assisted dying rebellion. His stance profile shows strong alignment with parliamentary scrutiny and civil liberties, consistent business-friendly voting, and near-zero appetite for progressive taxation or broad fiscal expansion. His speeches cluster heavily around economy and jobs, local government, environment, and social care.

Former party leader (2015--17), Farron's Christian faith has long shaped his social conservatism, and his assisted dying votes reflect that consistency rather than a new departure. His local campaigning is extensive — covering a GP surgery closure, heating oil costs, Windermere water pollution, motorway junction safety, and a Holocaust exhibition at a Lakes school — and his news coverage, spanning 118 articles in 90 days, is dominated by constituency casework rather than Westminster positioning. No committee roles are currently recorded.