Iqbal Mohamed.

Elected as an independent in 2024, Iqbal Mohamed has broken from the independent bloc five times in recent months — consistently voting in favour of workers' rights legislation that the majority of independents opposed. In July 2026 he backed regulations doubling the employment tribunal claim window from three months to six months, supported trade union ballot reforms, and earlier in the year voted with the government on pension scheme amendments. He also voted against the Immigration and Asylum Bill at Second Reading — consistent with his public opposition to the government's Immigration White Paper, which he described in a local newspaper column as "an attack on dignity and stability." A November 2025 speech in Yorkshire drew national attention when the Daily Express reported he had described the West as the "enemy," triggering criticism from senior political figures about his suitability for office.

Mohamed participates in 60% of votes, below the Commons average. His voting record is strongly pro-workers' rights (93% aligned across 41 votes) and leans toward civil liberties, climate action, and welfare expansion, while sitting almost entirely outside pro-business and fiscal-responsibility positions. He deviates most sharply from fellow independents on pension protection and disability rights — voting in favour on every available division — and diverges in the opposite direction on housebuilding and government finance bills, where he votes against positions the independent bloc tends to support. He has delivered 422 contributions across 225 debates, with social care, the economy, and defence dominating his speech topics.

Mohamed holds no select committee seats. Local coverage has been broadly positive, highlighting 28 constituency surgeries, WASPI advocacy, and engagement on issues like nuisance fireworks — though the Daily Express story sits as a notable counterweight. His 91% alignment with the independent majority reflects a broadly consistent but not unconditional voting pattern; the workers' rights cluster shows where he will reliably break from it.