MP for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Neil O'Brien is a Conservative MP for Harborough (including the Oadby and Wigston area) who was first elected in 2017. He currently serves as Shadow Minister for Policy Renewal and Development (since July 2025). His career prior to Parliament includes government service as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Health and Social Care (2022–2023) and in the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities department, together with early committee work on the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee.
He shows high party loyalty (100%) and above-average attendance (73%), with four rebel votes. His voting on key topics is mixed, but he has generally supported immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme, and has backed the asylum system. Overall, his voting pattern sits on the centre-right (60/100).
Declared financial interests: 1 miscellaneous entry.
Generated 21 February 2026
9 positions
Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Since Jul 2025
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]
Mar 2025 - Mar 2025
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Jan 2025 - Feb 2025
Shadow Minister (Education)
Nov 2024 - Jul 2025
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
Sept 2022 - Nov 2023
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
Jun 2022 - Jul 2022
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
Sept 2021 - Jul 2022
Based on parliamentary votes
has generally voted against universal credit
has generally voted for immigration controls
has generally voted against vat changes
has generally voted against bus services regulation
has generally voted for asylum system
has voted a mixture of ways on transgender rights
has voted a mixture of ways on trade union powers
has voted a mixture of ways on nhs funding
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill
4 Sept 2019
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10
16 Jan 2024
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19
16 Jan 2024
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23
17 Jan 2024
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