How They Voted
VOTED AGAINST VAT on Private Schools
VOTED FOR Illegal Migration Act Repeal
VOTED FOR Assisted Dying Bill
VOTED FOR Water Company Regulation
VOTED AGAINST Defence Spending 2.5% GDP
Recent Public Statements
Latest verbatim posts and speeches from Alison McGovern on Bluesky and gov.uk. Sourced directly from public APIs. No paraphrase, no editorialising.
A nice man stopped me at Birkenhead parkrun to say his MP had done a great job helping him. But the MP was @matthewpatrick.bsky.socialView post ↗
Millions of local government workers are set to benefit from the new reforms to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) thanks to legislation being laid today, (21 May). New regulations set to come into force next month will introduce new requirements for how pension funds are managed and invested in a boost for frontline council workers and growth. These…Read full ↗
‘A lot happened in my 50s’ – Daniela Nardini played Anna in This Life. Now she’s a therapistView post ↗
Wait til you get to the endView post ↗
It's a work of absolute geniusView post ↗
Hello from Leeds blueskyView post ↗
But as a northerner, very very much agree with @dsmitheconomics.bsky.social on saying No to Nostalgia. The only thing worse than no hope is false hope.View post ↗
And you want the labour market stats/incapacity benefit rates not just GDP or GVA.View post ↗
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.
Child poverty isn't just bad, it results in an enduring earnings gap. This gap between graduates who grew up in poverty and those who didn't persists even for people who go to the same university, get the same degree and work for the same firm ⤵️ buff.ly/5VfX2FiBluesky post · 2026-03-31
Councils most in need will have more money to bring back clean streets, fill potholes and restore local services through an extra £440 million funding boost confirmed today (February 9). Around £78 billion is being made available for councils across England through the Final Loca …Communities set to benefit from fairer funding · 2026-02-09
INTRODUCTION I want to thank everybody at the Institute and all the Commissioners for this important report today. It’s quite long and represents a very serious endeavour and brings evidence from every part of our country. And I think it’s such an important contribution to a mome …Learning from the past to deliver the future: Getting Britain’s labour market and economy working again · 2024-09-17
Expenses Breakdown
Total: £303,304. Rank: #60 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.
What They Actually Claimed For
Itemised IPSA claims for the 184 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £584,743. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.
50 items for review
- £19,471 Single claim of £19,470.87 for Rent (Accommodation) on 31/03/2025.
- £7,076 Single claim of £7,076.37 for Rail (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £600 Single claim of £600.00 for Bought-in services (Professional & consultancy) on 07/08/2024.
- £1,456 Single claim of £1,455.56 for Equipment - purchase (Office furniture) on 16/09/2024.
- £1,150 Single claim of £1,150.00 for Pooled staffing services (Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)) on 21/03/2025.
- £1,150 Single claim of £1,150.00 for Pooled staffing services (Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)) on 21/03/2025.
- £1,150 Single claim of £1,150.00 for Pooled staffing services (Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)) on 12/04/2024.
- £1,150 Single claim of £1,150.00 for Pooled staffing services (Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)) on 21/03/2025.
- £13,860 Single claim of £13,860.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 31/03/2025.
- £720 Single claim of £720.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 09/07/2024.
- £6,084 Single claim of £6,083.92 for Rail (Staff Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £1,623 Single claim of £1,622.50 for Rent (Accommodation) on 21/03/2024.
- £1,475 Single claim of £1,475.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 23/05/2023.
- £1,475 Single claim of £1,475.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 24/10/2023.
- £1,623 Single claim of £1,622.50 for Rent (Accommodation) on 22/02/2024.
- £1,623 Single claim of £1,622.50 for Rent (Accommodation) on 23/01/2024.
- £1,475 Single claim of £1,475.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 25/04/2023.
- £1,475 Single claim of £1,475.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 26/09/2023.
- £1,623 Single claim of £1,622.50 for Rent (Accommodation) on 21/12/2023.
- £1,475 Single claim of £1,475.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 27/06/2023.
- £1,475 Single claim of £1,475.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 24/08/2023.
- £1,475 Single claim of £1,475.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 25/07/2023.
- £1,623 Single claim of £1,622.50 for Rent (Accommodation) on 21/11/2023.
- £7,546 Single claim of £7,545.67 for Rail (MP Travel) on 31/03/2024.
- £1,279 Single claim of £1,279.26 for Equipment - purchase (Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories) on 08/06/2023.
Search the top 30 claims paid
Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £556,199
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£242,802
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2023-24 year0
£225,732
Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-250
£19,471
Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-250
£13,860
Aggregated figure for travel during 2023-240
£7,546
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£7,076
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£6,084
Aggregated figure for travel during 2023-240
£2,808
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£1,623
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£1,476
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£1,475
0
£1,475
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£1,475
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£1,475
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£1,475
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£1,475
Year on year
FY 23-24 99 claims £278,914
FY 24-25 74 claims £301,674
FY 25-26 11 claims £4,156
Travel
£26,066 paid across 0 trips.
Accommodation
£39,490 paid across 3 nights.
Gifts and Hospitality
1 gift(s) received. Source: Ministerial Gifts Register.
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