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 FOR House of Lords Hereditary Peers
Recent Public Statements
Latest verbatim posts and speeches from Cat Eccles on Bluesky and gov.uk. Sourced directly from public APIs. No paraphrase, no editorialising.
📮 ✉️ Update on Royal Mail services from Minister Blair McDougall MP I recently raised concerns about letter deliveries following service changes by Royal Mail nationally. Hopefully we see some improvement, but do keep me informed.View post ↗
Local members in Gorton & Denton should choose their candidate, not the Labour NEC. Blocking Andy Burnham from putting his case to members looks like a factional stitch‑up. Party democracy matters, and shutting out local voices undermines it. The NEC should rethink and return the choice to members.View post ↗
🚄✅Last night I was proud to vote for Labour's Railways Bill. 🇬🇧Great British Railways is about integration not ideology, service not shareholders. And we must always keep the workforce at its heart.View post ↗
- A 100,000 drop in net migration costs us £7bn - Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn What gets more attention? James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.View post ↗
It wasn't the CoE, it was the commissioner writing on behalf of himself.View post ↗
Things that aren't scary - catching a train. Things that are scary - the idea of removing staff from trains to save a few quid. I've raised this before in relation to the Great British Railways Bill and will keep doing so. Thank you to all rail staff who do an amazing job every day.View post ↗
Yesterday I voted against Nigel Farage's Bill to drag Britain out of the European Convention of Human Rights. Leaving the ECHR won't stop a single boat nor secure our borders, but it would make us all less safe.View post ↗
Hooligans rioting? Bring them to Birmingham 🤦🏻♀️View post ↗
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Said One Thing, Voted Another?
Verbatim Hansard contributions placed beside how this MP actually voted. See the full Lie Detector for methodology.
- A 100,000 drop in net migration costs us £7bn - Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn What gets more attention? James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.Bluesky post · 2025-11-27
Expenses Breakdown
Total: £179,390. Rank: #657 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.
What They Actually Claimed For
Itemised IPSA claims for the 132 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £194,354. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.
36 items for review
- £853 Single claim of £853.00 for Hotel - London (Accommodation) on 03/09/2024.
- £518 Single claim of £518.20 for Hotel - London (Accommodation) on 06/08/2024.
- £2,650 Single claim of £2,650.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 07/11/2024.
- £2,650 Single claim of £2,650.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 06/03/2025.
- £2,650 Single claim of £2,650.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 08/10/2024.
- £2,650 Single claim of £2,650.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 06/01/2025.
- £2,650 Single claim of £2,650.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 06/02/2025.
- £2,650 Single claim of £2,650.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 10/12/2024.
- £2,650 Single claim of £2,650.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 05/09/2024.
- £1,405 Single claim of £1,404.98 for Hotel - London (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £2,620 Single claim of £2,619.92 for Rail (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £1,080 Single claim of £1,080.00 for Equipment - purchase (Office furniture) on 07/02/2025.
- £960 Single claim of £959.98 for Equipment - purchase (Other office equipment) on 23/03/2025.
- £5,015 Single claim of £5,015.04 for Equipment - purchase (Other office equipment) on 20/03/2025.
- £642 Single claim of £642.00 for Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase (Landline & internet package) on 24/10/2024.
- £900 Single claim of £900.00 for Recruitment Services &Costs (Office Costs) on 11/12/2024.
- £1,500 Single claim of £1,500.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 03/12/2024.
- £1,500 Single claim of £1,500.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 04/03/2025.
- £1,500 Single claim of £1,500.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 06/01/2025.
- £1,500 Single claim of £1,500.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 01/04/2025.
- £1,500 Single claim of £1,500.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 04/02/2025.
- £3,592 Single claim of £3,591.72 for Rent (Office Costs) on 14/11/2024.
- £600 Single claim of £600.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 06/09/2024.
- £1,440 Single claim of £1,440.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 06/09/2024.
- £928 Single claim of £928.00 for Hotel - London (Staff Travel) on 31/03/2025.
Search the top 30 claims paid
Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £177,634
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£118,825
Other office equipment0
£5,015
[***]Faster Payment Form - First Rent Payments - [***]0
£3,592
ROYAL MAIL DOOR TO DOO0
£3,578
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£3,000
0
£2,650
0
£2,650
0
£2,650
0
£2,650
0
£2,650
0
£2,650
[***] - First month´s rent -0
£2,650
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£2,620
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£2,407
0
£1,500
0
£1,500
0
£1,500
0
£1,500
0
£1,500
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£1,476
Year on year
FY 24-25 94 claims £179,239
FY 25-26 38 claims £15,115
Travel
£9,456 paid across 0 trips.
Accommodation
£19,933 paid across 11 nights.
Donations Received
Total: £2,600 from 1 donation(s). Source: Electoral Commission.
Labour Friends of Israel Ltd £2,600
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