Zubir Ahmed.

Glasgow South West's MP made his most prominent parliamentary stand on assisted dying, voting against his party four times on 20 June 2025 — including against the bill's Third Reading. Ahmed backed New Clause 16, which would have disqualified applicants whose wish to die was substantially driven by disability, financial pressures, or fear of being a burden, and opposed amendments tabled by the bill's own sponsor. His stance places him well to the right of his party on this issue: his alignment with pro-assisted-dying-access positions runs at just 11%, against a Labour average of 58%. Outside that debate, he has voted with Labour in 97% of divisions — a strong party-liner on most fronts.

Beyond the chamber, Ahmed serves as Health Innovation and Safety Minister, and that role dominates his public profile. He has been quoted leading a pharmaceutical partnership with the United States and championing a 150-day clinical trial target — both DHSC announcements from spring 2026. His 202 parliamentary contributions skew heavily toward health and social care, which together account for roughly two-fifths of his speeches. He holds no select committee seats. His voting participation sits at 73%, somewhat below the Commons norm, which is not unusual for ministers whose departmental duties pull them away from the chamber.

Ahmed's professional background as a doctor — he is one of a small number of medically qualified MPs — likely shapes his focus on health innovation and may inform his cautious stance on assisted dying, given the profession's own divisions on that question. His news coverage over the past 90 days is almost entirely ministerial rather than constituency-focused, though a March 2026 piece — in which he described himself as a British Muslim proud to stand with British Jews — drew positive attention. Data on local casework and constituency-level activity is not available here.