MP for Ipswich
Jack Abbott is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Ipswich, elected in 2024. He has served on parliamentary committees, including the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill committee and the Backbench Business Committee.
Abbott has 100% party loyalty but a notably low voting attendance of 15% (below the party average of 33%). He has one recorded rebel vote against his party and is positioned as centre-left (36/100). In votes on key topics, he generally supports workers’ rights protections and trade union powers, and supports renter protections; he tends to vote against mental health services funding and transgender rights, with a mixed record on Universal Credit, climate measures and transport-related issues such as bus regulation.
Declared financial interests include gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources; a family member engaged in third-party lobbying; and land and property interests (within or outside the UK).
Generated 21 February 2026
2 positions
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Jan 2025 - Mar 2025
Backbench Business Committee
Oct 2024 - Mar 2025
Based on parliamentary votes
has generally voted against universal credit
has generally voted for trade union powers
has generally voted for workers rights protections
has voted a mixture of ways on vat changes
has generally voted against prison sentencing
has generally voted against bus services regulation
has generally voted for renter protections
has generally voted against transgender rights
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
