James Wild.

Wild's most distinctive move in recent months was backing the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Third Reading in June 2025 — a position held by fewer than a quarter of Conservative MPs. He voted for the bill's passage while simultaneously opposing two amendments (New Clause 16 and Amendment 24) that would have blocked applicants whose wish to die was substantially driven by being a burden on others, a disability, or financial pressures. That combination — supporting the bill but rejecting tighter eligibility safeguards — places him among the more permissive Conservative voices on assisted dying, 61 percentage points above his party's average on that measure. More recently he has been active on cost-of-living issues, challenging the government over fuel duty, heating oil prices, and business rates, and conducting a constituent survey on Budget impacts in his role as Shadow Treasury Minister.

Wild votes with Conservative leadership in roughly 98 out of every 100 divisions, putting him firmly on the party line on most questions. His participation rate of 76% sits a little below the Commons average. He speaks frequently on economy and fiscal policy (over 170 contributions between those two topics alone), with local government, cost-of-living, and social care also featuring heavily. His stance data shows consistent pro-business and anti-tax alignment (100% on both), strong support for Lords and parliamentary scrutiny, and low alignment with workers' rights positions.

Outside Parliament, Wild has secured local coverage for campaigning on 25 new dental training places for Norfolk and raising concerns about social media's effect on children. His news coverage over the past 90 days runs to 46 articles, concentrated on crime and culture issues, though average sentiment across those pieces is close to neutral. He holds no current select committee seat, so his scrutiny work is conducted primarily through chamber contributions and written questions.