One of Bassetlaw's most active new MPs, Jo White has carved out a visible public profile through constituency campaigns rather than parliamentary rebellion. She has attracted positive coverage for raising the decline in breast cancer screening at Westminster, championing the "Ask for Angela" scheme after speaking publicly about her own experience of violence against women, and using Prime Minister's Questions to push for a government meeting on behalf of the V11 group — former footballers affected by financial mis-selling. She has no rebel votes on record, backing Labour on every counted division including recent votes to tighten asylum support rules and to override Lords amendments to the Pension Schemes Bill.
Her participation rate sits at 82% — slightly below the Commons average — with 143 contributions across 89 debates. Her speeches cluster around economy and jobs, crime, local government, and immigration. She votes with Labour almost entirely, though her stance data shows her notably more aligned than the party average on pension protection and welfare reform, and less aligned on armed forces welfare. Her low scores on parliamentary scrutiny and Lords scrutiny measures (4% and 0% respectively) reflect consistent support for government positions over amendment or delay.
White sits on the Home Affairs Committee, which aligns with her strong speech output on crime and immigration — together accounting for over two-fifths of her recorded contributions. The third news article listed in her coverage file relates to a different MP entirely (Brendan Clarke-Smith) and should be disregarded. Local news coverage over the past 90 days is broadly neutral across 58 articles, with transport, health, and housing the most recurring themes. Voting data covers 515 divisions since July 2024.
