MP for Leicester West
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
“A centrist, highly loyal Labour MP with above-average attendance who has risen to senior government roles in health, pensions and science.”
Liz Kendall is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Leicester West, first elected in 2010. She has held senior government roles, most recently serving as Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology since September 2025, after a prior tenure as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (2024–2025). Her career also includes frontbench and shadow roles and service on several Commons committees focusing on health, welfare, housing and science policy.
She has 100% party loyalty and 64% voting attendance, higher than the party average. She generally votes for Universal Credit and NHS funding, and for bus services regulation, while generally voting against tighter immigration controls, the asylum system and the Rwanda deportation scheme. Her votes on VAT, transgender rights and trade union powers are mixed, and she has two recorded rebel votes against the party: 2019 Humble Address to annul amendments relating to Integrated Care Regulations, and 2018 EU–Singapore Free Trade Agreement.
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.
10 positions
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Since Sept 2025
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care)
Apr 2020 - Sept 2023
Treasury Committee
Mar 2020 - May 2020
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Mar 2018 - Nov 2019
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Oct 2015 - Oct 2016
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Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms
NODraft 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]
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Government role · 5 Sept 2025
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Government role · 5 Jul 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Opposition role · 4 Sept 2023
Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care)
Opposition role · 10 Apr 2020
Treasury Committee
Parliamentary role · 2 Mar 2020
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Parliamentary role · 27 Mar 2018
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Parliamentary role · 26 Oct 2015
Shadow Minister (Health) (Care and Older People)
Opposition role · 7 Oct 2011
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.
