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Rachel Hopkins
MP for Luton South and South Bedfordshire
Labour (Co-op)
About This MP
AI-generatedRachel Hopkins is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Luton South and South Bedfordshire, first elected in December 2019. She currently serves on the Modernisation Committee (since December 2025) and the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (since November 2024). She has previously sat on the Justice Committee and a range of bills-related committees.
Voting Patterns
She votes with her party, recording 100% party loyalty, and her attendance at votes is 53%, higher than the party average of 33%. On policy issues, her record shows a tendency to support Universal Credit changes, while generally opposing tighter immigration and asylum controls, and opposing the Rwanda deportation scheme and harsher prison sentencing. Her voting record on VAT changes and NHS funding is mixed.
Notable Positions
- Generally opposed to tighter immigration controls and asylum restrictions.
- Opposed the Rwanda deportation scheme.
- Opposed harsher prison sentences.
- Voted in favour of Universal Credit changes in the majority of votes.
- Exhibits a mixed voting position on VAT changes and NHS funding.
Financial Interests
She has two declared financial interests: land and property (within or outside the UK) and miscellaneous.
Generated 21 February 2026
100%
Party Loyalty
53%
Attendance
0
Rebel Votes
—
Total Votes
Political Position
LEFTRIGHT
Centre-left(39)
Based on 351 votesCareer & Roles
20 positions
Current
Committee
Modernisation Committee
Since Dec 2025
Committee
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Since Nov 2024
Previous
Committee
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Jan 2025 - Mar 2025
Committee
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
Dec 2024 - Dec 2024
Committee
Local Government (Pay Accountability) Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Committee
Prison Media Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Committee
Football Governance Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Committee
School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill
Apr 2024 - May 2024
Voting Stances
Based on parliamentary votes
Immigration controls
Generally againsthas generally voted against immigration controls
152 votes
Universal Credit
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
152 votes
VAT changes
Generally againsthas generally voted against vat changes
82 votes
Asylum system
Generally againsthas generally voted against asylum system
73 votes
Trade union powers
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on trade union powers
62 votes
Transgender rights
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on transgender rights
59 votes
Bus services regulation
Generally againsthas generally voted against bus services regulation
58 votes
Rwanda deportation scheme
Generally againsthas generally voted against rwanda deportation scheme
44 votes
Financial Interests
2 declarations
Recent Votes
AYE
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
11 Feb 2026279 Aye90 No
AYE
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
11 Feb 2026277 Aye143 No
AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
11 Feb 2026362 Aye107 No
AYE
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