How They Voted
VOTED AGAINST VAT on Private Schools
VOTED AGAINST Assisted Dying Bill
VOTED FOR Water Company Regulation
VOTED AGAINST Defence Spending 2.5% GDP
Recent Public Statements
Latest verbatim posts and speeches from Brian Leishman on Bluesky and gov.uk. Sourced directly from public APIs. No paraphrase, no editorialising.
The announcement of redundancies and a reduction in operations at Alexander Dennis is awful, my thoughts are with all workers impacted. In buying more buses from China, the SNP have betrayed the workers and Scottish industry. Our buses should be built by Scottish workers.View post ↗
Inflation up because of Trump's illegal war, meaning people will be worse off. Dedicated prison officers deserve more than a 3.5% pay rise this year, no worker should become poorer. In Parliament, I'll continue to fight for a fair rise for our prison officers.View post ↗
The difference a Labour Government makes? The Chancellor and I announced £120 million investment to save 500 jobs in Grangemouth. The SNP Government buys more buses built in China than in Larbert & Falkirk! Scottish Labour will stand up for workers, communities and industry.View post ↗
In today's @dailyrecord.co.uk.web.brid.gy I wrote about how our firefighters are being asked to do more with less resources. Under the SNP: 🔥 1,250 fewer firefighters 🔥 10 appliances removed Firefighters and every community in Scotland are less safe due to dangerous SNP cuts 👇View post ↗
Hard working postal workers are seeing the national institution of Royal Mail being ravaged by privatisation. Royal Mail should be nationalised @cwunews.bsky.socialView post ↗
There should be no British involvement in Trump’s illegal war.View post ↗
💀Privatisation is killing our Royal Mail. The government must listen to @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social and take our Royal Mail into public ownership.View post ↗
Our hard working posties are doing everything they can in the face of terrible working conditions. This is privatisation failing workers, communities and the whole country. Royal Mail should be in public ownership. @cwunews.bsky.socialView post ↗
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In January, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists —Defence · 2026-03-24
Expenses Breakdown
Total: £182,647. Rank: #620 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.
What They Actually Claimed For
Itemised IPSA claims for the 75 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £188,806. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.
39 items for review
- £624 Single claim of £623.50 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 29/10/2024.
- £2,250 Single claim of £2,250.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 30/01/2025.
- £2,250 Single claim of £2,250.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 03/12/2024.
- £519 Single claim of £519.23 for Rent (Accommodation) on 04/12/2024.
- £2,250 Single claim of £2,250.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 26/09/2024.
- £2,250 Single claim of £2,250.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 04/03/2025.
- £2,250 Single claim of £2,250.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 30/12/2024.
- £2,250 Single claim of £2,250.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 31/10/2024.
- £2,250 Single claim of £2,250.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 01/04/2025.
- £2,250 Single claim of £2,250.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 30/09/2024.
- £1,906 Single claim of £1,905.74 for Air travel (Dependant Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £19,851 Single claim of £19,850.71 for Air travel (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £3,084 Single claim of £3,083.70 for Hotel - London (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £1,365 Single claim of £1,364.76 for Parking (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £823 Single claim of £822.67 for Rail (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £834 Single claim of £834.00 for Advertising and contact cards (Office Costs) on 26/03/2025.
- £600 Single claim of £600.00 for Advertising and contact cards (Office Costs) on 17/10/2024.
- £631 Single claim of £631.49 for Equipment - purchase (Office furniture) on 27/11/2024.
- £1,627 Single claim of £1,627.25 for Equipment - purchase (Other office equipment) on 27/02/2025.
- £750 Single claim of £750.36 for Equipment - purchase (Other office equipment) on 19/01/2025.
- £906 Single claim of £905.51 for Equipment - purchase (Other office equipment) on 13/03/2025.
- £2,300 Single claim of £2,300.00 for Pooled staffing services (Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)) on 07/02/2025.
- £753 Single claim of £752.70 for Rent (Office Costs) on 04/02/2025.
- £753 Single claim of £752.70 for Rent (Office Costs) on 04/03/2025.
- £753 Single claim of £752.70 for Rent (Office Costs) on 03/12/2024.
Search the top 30 claims paid
Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £181,649
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£114,582
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£19,851
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-2520 nights
£3,924
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£3,265
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-2514 nights
£3,084
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£2,300
0
£2,250
0
£2,250
[***] Brian Leishman-[***]-1st rent0
£2,250
0
£2,250
0
£2,250
[***] due on 30/10/24. [***]0
£2,250
0
£2,250
October Rent0
£2,250
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£1,906
Other office equipment0
£1,627
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£1,476
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£1,365
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMB0
£1,303
ADOBE.COM0
£1,048
Year on year
FY 24-25 62 claims £182,690
FY 25-26 13 claims £6,116
Travel
£35,716 paid across 0 trips.
Accommodation
£18,924 paid across 0 nights.
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