Euan Stainbank.

Euan Stainbank's most significant recent act was defying the Labour whip on welfare reform — one of the more politically consequential rebellions of the current Parliament. He voted against the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill at both Second and Third Reading in July 2025, and backed the procedural amendment designed to block it. That put him among a minority of Labour MPs willing to oppose cuts to disability benefits outright, rather than abstain or acquiesce. His voting record on welfare diverges sharply from his party: while roughly nine in ten Labour MPs back welfare reform measures, Stainbank aligns with that position only a quarter of the time. He also broke with his party on the End of Life Bill to support a devolution-focused new clause — a signal of Scottish legislative sensitivity that fits his Falkirk brief.

At 89% voting participation and 99.2% party alignment overall, Stainbank is otherwise a dependable, engaged backbencher. He votes consistently for workers' rights and progressive taxation, and is notably loyal on employment legislation — backing extended tribunal time limits and modernised trade union balloting. His 230 contributions across 148 debates skew heavily toward economy, local government, fiscal policy and energy. The welfare and NHS deviations from his party average stand out as the clearest ideological fingerprint.

Local coverage is strongly positive: Stainbank has been credited with securing over £40m in combined investment for Falkirk-area communities and runs monthly constituency surgeries. His news coverage links him to community policing advocacy and participatory budgeting for local investment funds. He sits on the Finance Committee, which aligns with his fiscal policy speech activity. News data from the past 90 days is limited to four articles, so the recent local picture is thin.