MP for Dover and Deal
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
Mike Tapp is Labour (Co-op) MP for Dover and Deal, elected in July 2024. He serves as Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Home Office, a role he has held since September 2025. Previously, he sat on the Justice Committee (October 2024–October 2025) and on a Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill committee (February–March 2025).
His party loyalty is high at 99%, but his attendance is well below the party average (14%). He has two rebel votes against his party. He sits on the centre-left of the spectrum (41/100). In policy votes, he generally supports trade union powers and workers’ rights and has backed VAT changes, while more often opposing measures on mental health services, renter protections and transgender rights, with a mixed record on climate measures and prison sentencing.
Declared financial interests include one entry in employment and earnings, one miscellaneous entry, and one shareholdings entry.
Generated 21 February 2026
3 positions
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
Since Sept 2025
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Feb 2025 - Mar 2025
Justice Committee
Oct 2024 - Oct 2025
Based on parliamentary votes
has voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
has generally voted for trade union powers
has generally voted for workers rights protections
has voted a mixture of ways on vat changes
has almost always voted against prison sentencing
has generally voted against bus services regulation
has almost always voted against renter protections
has generally voted against 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