MP for Wallasey
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
“Long-serving, party-loyal MP who has risen to a frontline ministerial role after a long career in home affairs.”
Dame Angela Eagle is Labour (Co-op) MP for Wallasey, first elected in 1992. She currently serves as Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and has previously held senior posts including Minister of State at the Home Office. Throughout a long parliamentary career she has sat on a range of committees and inquiries.
She shows strong party loyalty (100%, above Labour’s average) and relatively high attendance (71%). Her overall ideology sits in the centre-left (41/100). In policy votes she generally supports Universal Credit and NHS funding, and opposes tighter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme, with more mixed positions on VAT, transgender rights and trade union powers.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 33%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
31 positions
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Since Sept 2025
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Feb 2025 - Mar 2025
Minister of State (Home Office)
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
Jan 2024 - May 2024
Finance (No. 2) Bill
May 2023 - May 2023
Financial Services and Markets Bill
Oct 2022 - Nov 2022
Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations
Jun 2022 - May 2024
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Opposition Day Motion: Defence
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
Opposition day motion: student loans
NODraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOCourts and Tribunals Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
