MP for Woking
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Immigration and Asylum)
Will Forster is a Liberal Democrat MP for Woking, elected in July 2024. He serves as the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on Immigration and Asylum (since October 2025) and sits on the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee; he previously sat on the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill committee in early 2025.
His party loyalty is very high at 99%, but his attendance was 12% (below the party average of 19%). He has two rebel votes against his party. On key policies he has mixed voting on Universal Credit, generally votes against trade union powers and workers’ rights protections, and against VAT changes; he has supported tougher prison sentencing and supported mental health services, transgender rights and climate change measures, with a mixed record on renter protections and bus services regulation.
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Generated 21 February 2026
4 positions
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Immigration and Asylum)
Since Oct 2025
Licensing Hours Extensions Bill
Since Jun 2025
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Since Oct 2024
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Feb 2025 - Mar 2025
Based on parliamentary votes
has generally voted against universal credit
has almost always voted against trade union powers
has almost always voted against workers rights protections
has generally voted against vat changes
has voted a mixture of ways on prison sentencing
has voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
has voted a mixture of ways on renter protections
has generally voted for 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