MP for Wellingborough and Rushden
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
“A party loyalist who rarely rebels and currently serves as a Government whip.”
Gen Kitchen is a Labour Co-op MP for Wellingborough and Rushden, first elected in 2024. She has held roles as an Assistant Whip and, since September 2025, serves as a Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of the Treasury) and sits on the Committee of Selection; her parliamentary career has included several committee assignments.
Kitchen shows strong party loyalty—100% voting with Labour and no rebel votes—yet attends only 16% of votes (the party average is 33%). She generally backs welfare and workers' rights (Universal Credit, trade union powers, and protections for workers) and consistently votes against tighter immigration controls, the asylum system, and the Rwanda deportation scheme; she has also tended to vote against prison sentencing, VAT changes, and bus regulation, while supporting transgender rights.
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.
8 positions
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
Since Sept 2025
Committee of Selection
Since Sept 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Apr 2025 - May 2025
Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill
Dec 2024 - Dec 2024
Renters’ Rights Bill
Oct 2024 - Nov 2024
Assistant Whip
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Education Committee
Apr 2024 - May 2024
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Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms
NOUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
NOUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
NOIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
NOIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
NOIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
AYELocal Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
AYEDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
AYEDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment
NOOpposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory
NODraft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) 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.
