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Jake Richards
MP for Rother Valley
Labour (Co-op)Government
Assistant Whip
About This MP
AI-generatedJake Richards is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Rother Valley, elected in 2024. He serves as an Assistant Whip and, since September 2025, as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Justice. Earlier in Parliament he sat on the Home Affairs Committee and on the committee for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.
Voting Patterns
His voting record shows 100% party loyalty, with attendance at 13% (well below the party average) and no rebel votes, and a centre-left positioning (43/100). On key issues, he generally supports workers’ rights protections and trade union powers, and supports renter protections, while voting against stronger climate change measures and against expanding mental health services; votes on Universal Credit and bus services regulation are mixed.
Notable Positions
- Generally supports workers’ rights protections
- Generally supports trade union powers
- Generally supports renter protections
- Generally votes against stronger climate change measures
- Generally votes against expanding mental health services
Financial Interests
Has four declared financial interests: employment and earnings; a family member engaged in third-party lobbying; gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources; and miscellaneous interests.
Generated 21 February 2026
100%
Party Loyalty
13%
Attendance
0
Rebel Votes
—
Total Votes
Political Position
LEFTRIGHT
Centre-left(43)
Based on 105 votesCareer & Roles
4 positions
Current
Government
Assistant Whip
Since Sept 2025
Government
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
Since Sept 2025
Previous
Committee
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Jan 2025 - Mar 2025
Committee
Home Affairs Committee
Oct 2024 - Oct 2025
Voting Stances
Based on parliamentary votes
Universal Credit
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
44 votes
Trade union powers
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on trade union powers
29 votes
Workers rights protections
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on workers rights protections
29 votes
VAT changes
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on vat changes
24 votes
Prison sentencing
Generally againsthas generally voted against prison sentencing
17 votes
Bus services regulation
Generally againsthas generally voted against bus services regulation
15 votes
Renter protections
Generally forhas generally voted for renter protections
13 votes
Transgender rights
Generally againsthas generally voted against transgender rights
13 votes
Financial Interests
4 declarations · £2,908 total
Recent Votes
ABSENT
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
11 Feb 2026279 Aye90 No
ABSENT
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
11 Feb 2026277 Aye143 No
ABSENT
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
11 Feb 2026362 Aye107 No
ABSENT
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
4 Feb 2026392 Aye116 No
AYE
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
3 Feb 2026458 Aye