MP for Croydon East
“A centre-left Labour MP who sits on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee and has shown rare independence on a sentencing-clause vote.”
Natasha Irons is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Croydon East, elected on 4 July 2024. She currently serves on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee (from October 2024) and has previously sat on committees linked to the Public Office (Accountability) Bill and the Mental Health Bill, reflecting engagement with public services and accountability.
Her party loyalty stands at 100%, slightly above the Labour average, but her parliamentary attendance is low at 16% (versus 33% for the party). She has one notable rebel vote against her party on 21 October 2025, voting AYE on Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30. In voting on key issues, she generally supports workers’ rights protections, strengthens trade union powers and renter protections, and has generally supported VAT changes; her positions on Universal Credit, mental health services, prison sentencing, climate measures and transgender rights are mixed.
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.
3 positions
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Since Oct 2024
Public Office (Accountability) Bill
Nov 2025 - Dec 2025
Mental Health Bill [HL]
Jun 2025 - Jun 2025
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
NOOpposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Courts 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
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.
