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Alex Baker

Labour MP for Aldershot

Elected 2024-07-04

Constituency outline of Aldershot with neighbours greyed
Aldershot
£175.0K Expenses claimed · rank #692 of 650
£0 Donations received
1 Declared interests
0 Red flags

How They Voted

VOTED AGAINST VAT on Private Schools
VOTED FOR Illegal Migration Act Repeal
VOTED AGAINST Assisted Dying Bill

Recent Public Statements

Latest verbatim posts and speeches from Alex Baker on Bluesky and gov.uk. Sourced directly from public APIs. No paraphrase, no editorialising.

Bluesky
Happy International Women’s Day! Proud to be representing Aldershot & Farnborough as the 618th woman ever elected to the House of Commons - fighting for change in the alongside more female MPs than ever before. #IWD2025
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Bluesky
The most ethical investment we can make right now is firing up our defence industrial base so that we can support Ukraine, defend our country and create jobs across the UK. More than 100 Labour parliamentarians have signed my letter to Britain’s investors. www.ft.com/content/062f...
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Bluesky
Thank you everyone who made Labour’s South East Regional Conference such a success. It was great to speak to delegates in my role as one of Labour’s Mission Delivery Champions about how the Government is delivering our Plan for Change.
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Bluesky
Today I paid my respects to the victims of the Aldershot Bombing - a senseless IRA atrocity that claimed the lives of seven people on this day in 1972. We will always remember Margaret, John, Mary, Sheri, Jill, Joan and Padre Capt Gerard. #LestWeForget
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Bluesky
🏊‍♀️ Farnborough is getting a new leisure centre! 🏊‍♂️ I’m delighted to announce that after months of hard work, we have unlocked the funding needed to replace the leisure centre that the Conservatives knocked down and never rebuilt.
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Bluesky
Today on #HolocaustMemorialDay, I signed the Book of Commitment on behalf of the people of Aldershot, Farnborough, Blackwater, Hawley & Yateley Together we honour the millions of Jewish people murdered in the Holocaust and work to ensure the lessons are never forgotten #HMD2025
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Bluesky
I promised to be the most present and accessible MP that Aldershot & Farnborough has ever had - out on the doorstep all year round. Thank you all the Wellesley residents who made time to speak to our local Rushmoor councillors and I this weekend.
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Bluesky
Rebuilding Britain should start with the potholes - my latest column for the News & Mail 📰
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22 more recent statements available.

Said One Thing, Voted Another?

Verbatim Hansard contributions placed beside how this MP actually voted. See the full Lie Detector for methodology.

Defence Spending 2.5% GDP Absent / no vote
I am proud to speak in support of the Armed Forces Bill on Second Reading, and I do so as the Member of Parliament for Aldershot, the home of the British Army. In my constituency, service is not an abstract concept. It is lived, every day, by families who accept unique pressures …
Armed Forces Bill · 2026-01-26

Expenses Breakdown

Total: £175,028. Rank: #692 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.

Staffing
£135,604
Office
£30,426
Accommodation
£1,379
Travel
£7,619

What They Actually Claimed For

Itemised IPSA claims for the 123 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £181,269. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.

20 items for review
  • £4,006 Single claim of £4,005.67 for Rail (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £668 Single claim of £668.42 for Advertising and contact cards (Office Costs) on 10/03/2025.
  • £887 Single claim of £887.00 for Equipment - purchase (Office furniture) on 02/10/2024.
  • £1,463 Single claim of £1,462.80 for Equipment - purchase (Other office equipment) on 18/03/2025.
  • £3,729 Single claim of £3,728.90 for Postage & couriers (Office Costs) on 13/03/2025.
  • £2,442 Single claim of £2,442.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 01/10/2024.
  • £2,442 Single claim of £2,442.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 04/02/2025.
  • £2,442 Single claim of £2,442.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 04/03/2025.
  • £2,442 Single claim of £2,442.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 30/08/2024.
  • £2,442 Description / details contain MP's surname on 30/08/2024: ""
  • £2,442 Single claim of £2,442.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 01/04/2025.
  • £2,442 Single claim of £2,442.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 05/11/2024.
  • £2,442 Single claim of £2,442.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 03/12/2024.
  • £2,442 Single claim of £2,442.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 06/01/2025.
  • £1,440 Single claim of £1,440.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 02/08/2024.
  • £600 Single claim of £600.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 02/08/2024.
  • £629 Single claim of £628.54 for Stationery & printing (Office Costs) on 20/08/2024.
  • £2,522 Single claim of £2,521.55 for Rail (Staff Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £1,476 Single claim of £1,476.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 14/07/2025.
  • £561 Single claim of £560.98 for Stationery & printing (Office Costs) on 09/10/2025.

Search the top 30 claims paid

Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £175,524

31/03/2025StaffingPayrollFY 24-25
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£133,264
31/03/2025MP TravelRailFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£4,006
13/03/2025Office CostsPostage & couriersFY 24-25
ROYAL MAIL DOOR TO DOO [200011726-7486]0
£3,729
31/03/2025Staff TravelRailFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£2,522
01/10/2024Office CostsRentFY 24-25
0
£2,442
04/02/2025Office CostsRentFY 24-25
0
£2,442
04/03/2025Office CostsRentFY 24-25
0
£2,442
30/08/2024Office CostsRentFY 24-25
FASTER PAYEMT 1ST MONTHS RENT £2,442 - A Baker - [***]0
£2,442
01/04/2025Office CostsRentFY 24-25
0
£2,442
05/11/2024Office CostsRentFY 24-25
0
£2,442
03/12/2024Office CostsRentFY 24-25
0
£2,442
06/01/2025Office CostsRentFY 24-25
0
£2,442
25/03/2025StaffingTraining - staffFY 24-25
Training course for the whole team, entire breadth of writing the staff do.0
£1,500
14/07/2025Office CostsSoftware & applicationsFY 25-26
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£1,476
18/03/2025Office CostsEquipment - purchaseFY 24-25
Other office equipment0
£1,463
02/08/2024Office CostsSoftware & applicationsFY 24-25
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£1,440
02/10/2024Office CostsEquipment - purchaseFY 24-25
Office furniture0
£887
10/03/2025Office CostsAdvertising and contact cardsFY 24-25
AGA PRINT LTD [200011726-4423]0
£668
20/08/2024Office CostsStationery & printingFY 24-25
XMA October 20240
£629
02/08/2024Office CostsSoftware & applicationsFY 24-25
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£600

Year on year

FY 24-25 100 claims £175,116
FY 25-26 23 claims £6,153

Travel

£7,619 paid across 0 trips.

Accommodation

£3,907 paid across 19 nights.

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