MP for Islington South and Finsbury
“A long-serving Labour frontbench veteran with near-total party loyalty and a track record of championing welfare and workers’ rights.”
Emily Thornberry is the Labour MP for Islington South and Finsbury, first elected in 2005. She currently sits on the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Liaison Committee, and is a member of the National Security Strategy Joint Committee. She has previously held a range of senior shadow roles, including Shadow Foreign Secretary and Shadow Attorney General.
She shows very high party loyalty (100%) with attendance above the party average, and has only one rebel vote. Her voting pattern positions her as centre-left. She generally supports Universal Credit and bus services regulation, while opposing immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme; her votes on VAT, transgender rights, NHS funding and sentencing have been mixed.
She has six declared financial interests, including earnings and employment, ad hoc payments, gifts and hospitality from UK sources, land and property, miscellaneous interests, and visits outside the UK.
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: 34%
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.
17 positions
Liaison Committee (Commons)
Since Dec 2024
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Since Dec 2024
Foreign Affairs Committee
Since Sept 2024
Shadow Attorney General
Nov 2021 - May 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade
Apr 2020 - Nov 2021
Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
Jul 2016 - Oct 2016
Shadow Foreign Secretary
Jun 2016 - Apr 2020
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
Jan 2016 - Jun 2016
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
Sept 2015 - Jan 2016
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Railways Bill: Third Reading
AYERailways Bill
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148
NORailways Bill
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143
NORailways Bill
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1
NORailways Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026
AYEArmed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13
NOArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6
NOArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5
NOArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2
NOArmed Forces Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
King's Speech Motion for an Address
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
NOThe 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.
