Katie White
Labour · Leeds North West
PARTIAL DATAKatie White is the Labour MP for Leeds North West, first elected in 2024. She currently serves as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero). As a payroll vote member, they are expected to vote with the government on virtually all divisions.
Ideology
Voting Behaviour
Key Interests
Climate change and net zero · Women's safety · NHS services · Biodiversity and environment · EU relations
Positions
Climate change — Strong supporter of net zero transition and clean energy
strong
Women's safety — Advocates for enhanced measures to protect women
moderate
NHS services — Supports protecting NHS jobs and improving access to services like dentistry
moderate
Biodiversity — Supports measuring and quantifying environmental impact of developments
weak
EU relations — Open to pragmatic arrangements including potential single market access
weak
Reasoning Style
Pragmatic and evidence-based, drawing on extensive campaigning experience to focus on deliverable policy solutions, particularly in climate and environmental issues
Background
Before entering parliament, Katie White spent over two decades as a climate campaigner, co-leading the Friends of the Earth campaign that delivered the UK's pioneering Climate Change Act.