MP for Leicester West
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Liz Kendall is the Labour and Co-operative MP for Leicester West, first elected in 2010. She is currently the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, a role she has held since September 2025, having previously led the Department for Work and Pensions and served in various shadow and frontbench positions across health, pensions and science policy.
She shows very high party loyalty (100% of votes with her party) and a relatively active attendance record (64%). She has recorded two rebel votes against her party and sits on a centrist score of 46/100 (0 = left, 100 = right), indicating a mix of positions rather than a strictly fixed ideology.
Generated 21 February 2026
10 positions
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Since Sept 2025
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care)
Apr 2020 - Sept 2023
Treasury Committee
Mar 2020 - May 2020
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Mar 2018 - Nov 2019
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Oct 2015 - Oct 2016
Based on parliamentary votes
has voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
has generally voted against immigration controls
has voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
has generally voted against vat changes
has generally voted against asylum system
has generally voted against transgender rights
has generally voted against trade union powers
has voted a mixture of ways on nhs funding
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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