How They Voted
VOTED AGAINST VAT on Private Schools
VOTED FOR Illegal Migration Act Repeal
VOTED AGAINST Assisted Dying Bill
VOTED FOR Water Company Regulation
Recent Public Statements
Latest verbatim posts and speeches from David Baines on Bluesky and gov.uk. Sourced directly from public APIs. No paraphrase, no editorialising.
Horrendous - but neccessary - understanding of the impact bad temporary accomodation can have on our children. Linked to the deaths of 104 children over the past 6 years, 76 of them babies. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...View post ↗
Up to his neck in it.View post ↗
NATO Article V has been triggered only once: by the US after 9/11. When our ally called, we in the UK didn't hesitate to stand with them. 636 British men & women paid the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq and Afghanistan, with many more living with their injuries today.View post ↗
The government have today announced that the next stage of the Hillsborough Law process in parliament won’t take place tomorrow as scheduled, but instead will be on Monday. I asked the Leader of the House for reassurance that this was to help make sure we get it right 👇View post ↗
The despicable images circulating on X via its chatbot Grok show the way we legislate & regulate isn’t fit for purpose when it comes to the challenges of AI. I’m calling for a totally new, empowered regulator that embeds people's experience online. I spoke to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme today.View post ↗
“What the hell kind of Christian is this guy anyway?” From the new Private Eye, out now.View post ↗
I stopped using X some time ago, when it became clear what kind of person Musk was and the type of people and politics he was supporting. It is just an app. There is no obligation for any individual or any organisation to use it. Of course people should delete their accounts and leave it.View post ↗
Happy New Year! 🎉 I’m back in Parliament and looking forward to the year ahead. If you need my support or have a question or comment, please do get in touch: Email: david.baines.mp@parliament.uk Phone: 01744 21336 Write: Suite 2 Westway House, 42-44 Bridge Street, Newton-Le-Willows WA12 9QT 🌹View post ↗
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Said One Thing, Voted Another?
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This has been a very revealing debate in which Members on all sides of the House have made interesting points, but this matter has unfortunately become quite polarising. On one side of the debate, we have those who work with children and families and see the hugely damaging impac …Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill · 2026-02-03
The communities I represent in St Helens North have a long and proud connection with the armed forces, from the St Helens Pals of the first world war, to groups such as Newton-le-Willows sea cadets and local veterans organisations, who do outstanding community work across the bor …Remembrance Day: Armed Forces · 2025-11-11
I am delighted to take part in this debate, as I am always grateful for the opportunity to praise and defend our public services, particularly our state schools, and the millions of people, including the vast majority of my constituents, who rely on them. The Opposition motion “r …VAT: Independent Schools · 2024-10-08
Last night I voted to support Labour’s new Crime & Policing Bill which includes new measures to tackle child sexual exploitation, antisocial behaviour, knife crime, violence against women & girls, violence against shopworkers and more. Watch my speech 👉 www.facebook.com/share/v …Bluesky post · 2025-03-11
Expenses Breakdown
Total: £136,662. Rank: #924 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.
What They Actually Claimed For
Itemised IPSA claims for the 139 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £144,297. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.
13 items for review
- £585 Single claim of £585.00 for Hotel - London (Accommodation) on 07/10/2024.
- £832 Single claim of £831.81 for Hotel - London (Accommodation) on 26/07/2024.
- £3,000 Single claim of £3,000.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 06/01/2025.
- £3,000 Single claim of £3,000.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 05/12/2024.
- £3,000 Single claim of £3,000.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 04/10/2024.
- £3,000 Single claim of £3,000.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 06/03/2025.
- £3,000 Single claim of £3,000.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 06/02/2025.
- £725 Single claim of £725.00 for Parking (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £7,414 Single claim of £7,414.05 for Rail (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £600 Single claim of £600.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 19/07/2024.
- £1,440 Single claim of £1,440.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 19/07/2024.
- £1,148 Single claim of £1,148.49 for Rail (Staff Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £1,476 Single claim of £1,476.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 02/07/2025.
Search the top 30 claims paid
Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £128,653
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£89,658
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£7,414
0
£3,000
0
£3,000
[***] 05/11/2024 – 04/12/20240
£3,000
0
£3,000
0
£3,000
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£3,000
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£1,476
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£1,440
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£1,148
four nights at [***] [***]4 nights
£832
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£725
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£600
[***][***][***]3 nights
£585
0
£474
0
£474
0
£474
WWW.STERLINGPROPERTY.C0
£474
0
£474
Year on year
FY 24-25 101 claims £136,975
FY 25-26 38 claims £7,322
Travel
£10,245 paid across 0 trips.
Accommodation
£25,204 paid across 34 nights.
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