Jake Richards

Jake Richards is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Rother Valley who was elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024 and holds the government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Justice. He has cast 409 votes from 590 eligible divisions, giving a participation rate of 69%, and is in the bottom 25% of Labour (Co-op) MPs by votes cast and the bottom 25% of MPs elected in 2024 by votes cast; low voting participation is conventional for ministers. He has made 720 debate contributions across 173 debates in which he participated, with his top debate topics being Justice & Law, Policing & Crime, and Other / Procedural, while his top voting topics have been Parliamentary Procedure, Justice & Law, and Employment & Workers Rights.

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PARLIAMENTARY RECORD

Jake Richards is the Labour MP for Rother Valley, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently holds the Government posts of Assistant Whip, and Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice).