MP for Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Dame Diana Johnson is Labour MP for Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham, first elected in 2005. She currently serves as Minister of State at the Department for Work and Pensions, and has previously held a ministerial role in the Home Office, alongside extensive committee work across government.
She demonstrates full party loyalty and above-average attendance, with no rebel votes, and sits centre-left (43/100). In policy votes, she generally supported NHS funding and bus service regulation, and generally opposed stricter immigration controls, asylum measures, and the Rwanda deportation scheme; her votes on transgender rights and on trade union powers have been mixed.
She has two declared financial interests: one relating to family members employed, and one miscellaneous entry.
Generated 21 February 2026
24 positions
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Since Sept 2025
Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill
Since Jun 2025
Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill
Since Jun 2025
Crime and Policing Bill
Mar 2025 - May 2025
Minister of State (Home Office)
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
Apr 2024 - May 2024
Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government
Jun 2023 - May 2024
Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill
Feb 2023 - Feb 2023
Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill
Feb 2023 - Feb 2023
Based on parliamentary votes
has generally voted against universal credit
has almost always voted against immigration controls
has voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
has generally voted against vat changes
has almost always voted against asylum system
has generally voted against transgender rights
has voted a mixture of ways on trade union powers
has voted a mixture of ways on nhs funding
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