Jacob Collier is the Labour Party MP for Burton and Uttoxeter, having first been elected to parliament at the 2024 general election.

In the 2024 general election, Collier won 16,222 votes, representing 35.6% of the vote. The Conservative candidate, Kate Kniveton, received 13,956 votes (30.6%). The Reform UK candidate, James Bush, secured 9,611 votes (21.1%). Collier was duly elected with a majority of 2,266.

The Burton and Uttoxeter constituency is located in Staffordshire, West Midlands. It includes the towns of Burton upon Trent and Uttoxeter. The constituency, known as Burton before the 2024 general election, is considered to be a bellwether. It was held by the Labour Party from 1997 to 2010 and the Conservative Party from 2010 to 2024.

Collier’s immediate predecessor as the MP for Burton and Uttoxeter/Burton was Kate Kniveton of the Conservative Party. Kniveton represented the seat from 2019 to 2024.

Political Career

Collier is a member of the House of Commons transport select committee (since October 2025) – the committee responsible for the scrutiny of the Department for Transport and its associated public bodies. Its remit covers all aspects of transport policy in England, as well as UK-wide issues such as aviation and maritime policy.

Collier is a member of the House of Commons petitions committee (since March 2025) – the committee responsible for considering e-petitions submitted on parliament’s petitions website and public (paper) petitions presented to the commons.

Collier is a patron of LGBT+ Labour – a socialist society formally affiliated with the Labour Party.

In June 2025, Collier was one of 16 Labour MPs to sign a letter to the foreign secretary, David Lammy, accusing the government of failing to protect the rights of LGBT+ citizens in the British Overseas Territories. The group argued that the absence of legal protections in jurisdictions such as the Turks and Caicos, the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla and Montserrat constituted a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

According to a PoliticsHome report, the letter described the government’s “inaction on these injustices is not only a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights but, more importantly, a betrayal of the values Britain has long championed on the world stage.”

It added: “By failing to prevent differential treatment of LGBT+ persons in these jurisdictions, which naturally includes British citizens, the UK has allowed a two-tier system of British LGBT+ rights to emerge, in which the promise of equality and dignity extends only to some, not all, of its citizens and territories.”

Collier is listed as a member of the all-party parliamentary groups (APPGs) for hazaras and suicide and self-harm prevention.

Collier delivered his maiden speech on 24 October 2024 in a debate on Black History Month.

In it, he said: “In Burton, more than 15 different languages are spoken. We have vibrant Pakistani, Polish and Romanian cultures. That mix of cultures makes us stronger and is in keeping with the motto of our county of Staffordshire, ‘The Knot Unites’.”

He added: “Upon taking up my role in this House, I sadly left my role as a Unison workplace trade union rep, but it was with great pride that on Monday I voted for the Employment Rights Bill, which is just one part of Labour’s new deal for working people.

“I believe that that bill, like the National Minimum Wage Act 1998, will be one of the landmark pieces of legislation of this Labour government…

“As a proud trade unionist, I will continue the fight for working people in this House, ensuring that their voices are heard and securing the rights they deserve.”

Political views

Leadership elections

Labour deputy leadership 2025: Collier was one of 175 Labour MPs who nominated Bridget Phillipson for the party’s deputy leadership in September 2025. The election followed the resignation of Angela Rayner, who stepped down as deputy prime minister and deputy party leader after an investigation into her tax affairs. It marked the first time since 2007 that Labour had held a deputy leadership contest while in government.

Phillipson, the serving education secretary, was widely viewed as the candidate favoured by Downing Street and the party leadership. She secured 175 nominations from the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP), comfortably exceeding the 80 required to reach the final ballot. She was ultimately defeated by Lucy Powell.

Welfare

Welfare vote (July 2025): Collier voted in favour of the government’s flagship welfare bill at second reading. The vote came after ministers agreed to significant concessions to avoid defeat via a mass rebellion of Labour MPs on 1 July 2025.

Assisted dying

Collier voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, better known as the assisted dying bill, at both second reading (November 2024) and third reading (June 2025).

Social values and conscience issues

Abortion decriminalisation (2025): Collier voted in favour of a backbench amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill that sought to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales in June 2025. The amendment, which was passed by a majority of 242 votes, removed women from the threat of prosecution for ending a pregnancy at any stage. As an issue of conscience, MPs were allowed to vote according to their personal beliefs.

Before Politics

Born in 1997, Collier grew up in Stretton, near Burton upon Trent. He attended William Shrewsbury Primary School and The de Ferrers Academy.

He studied history and politics at the University of Nottingham.

He was also chair of Nottingham Labour Students.

Before entering parliament, Collier worked in communications for Thera, a charity supporting people with learning disabilities.

From 2021 to 2024, he was a communications officer at Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Personal Life

Collier lives in Burton with his family.

Trivia

Collier once worked behind the bar at Burton Albion football club.