Martin Rhodes.

Glasgow North's MP voted against assisted dying at every stage in June 2025 — opposing the bill at Third Reading, backing tighter safeguards on coercive motivations, and rejecting a data-recording amendment — placing him among the minority of Labour MPs who consistently pressed for tighter restrictions or outright rejection of the legislation. His voting record on assisted dying sits 41 percentage points below his party's average on access, and 21 points above it on opposition, making this the sharpest divergence from Labour norms in his parliamentary record. He also made local news by raising the Union Street fire at PMQs, pushing the government to signal it would explore funding for repairs.

At 85% voting participation and 98.4% party alignment, Rhodes is a loyal and reasonably active backbencher. His stance profile shows consistent support for progressive taxation and workers' rights — including backing the recent modernisation of trade union balloting — alongside near-zero alignment with positions favouring civil liberties, local democratic control, and Lords scrutiny. He has made 141 contributions across 85 debates, with economy and jobs dominating his speaking record, followed by defence, social care, and local government. His child welfare score sits 33 points above the party average, a pattern consistent with his safeguard-focused position on assisted dying.

Rhodes sits on the Environmental Audit Committee, though climate action does not yet dominate his public record. The most prominent negative news linked to his constituency concerns Patrick Grady, his predecessor as Glasgow North MP, whose sexual misconduct case drew sustained coverage — that history is background for the seat, not Rhodes's own conduct. Recent local news on Rhodes himself is limited, making the PMQs intervention on Union Street the clearest window into his constituency work. Voting data runs to mid-2026; speech records to July 2026.