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Dame Diana Johnson

Labour MP for Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham

Elected 2005-05-05

Constituency outline of Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham with neighbours greyed
Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
£246.1K Expenses claimed · rank #259 of 650
£0 Donations received
2 Declared interests
0 Red flags

How They Voted

VOTED FOR Employer National Insurance Increase
VOTED AGAINST VAT on Private Schools
VOTED FOR Assisted Dying Bill

Recent Public Statements

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

gov.uk New tool for families and schools to cut stigma of child poverty
Parents and teachers will be supported to have important conversations with children about the challenges facing families in poverty, as the government today (13 March 2026) publishes a child-friendly version of its landmark Child Poverty Strategy . The new tool has been designed to give children a clear, reassuring and age-appropriate explanation of what po…
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Bluesky
At my Orchard Centre drop-in event this morning, I discussed cost-of-living issues with constituents and many of those who do great work giving local people help and advice on the daily challenges that so many face. Many thanks to all who came along.
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Bluesky
After COVID too many young people were left not in employment, education or training. That's why the Government is doubling of the number of Youth Hubs around the country - working with football clubs and others to help get young people back on track. See www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic....
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Bluesky
Labour is: ✅Strengthening Statutory Sick Pay ✅Establishing day one rights to parental leave ✅Ending exploitative zero-hours contracts ✅Abolishing the scourge of fire and rehire I was pleased to vote for the Workers Rights Bill last week.
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Bluesky
Following our recent meeting with Luke Campbell to discuss cross-party working on key priorities for Hull and East Yorkshire, Hull's MPs have written to the Mayor about the important jobs, investment and regeneration issues that we covered.
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Bluesky
This month's Hull North Hero is Paul Richardson🎉 Since 2019, Paul has transformed Kingswood United FC into more than just a football club. It’s become an integral part of our local community, providing workshops and events for people of all ages.⚽
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Bluesky
I'm proud that patients in Hull North and Cottingham have been benefitting from access to quicker NHS care under Labour, with over 34,000 extra appointments delivered in just one year - part of over 5m across England. This shows that Labour is committed to fixing our NHS.
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Bluesky
The Peel Project is a great community organisation in my constituency. They have been working to create a new Community Gym in Central Ward. They now urgently need to fundraise for fire and security works. You can get involved here: app.investorsincommunity.org/charity/1431...
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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.

Two-Child Benefit Cap Absent / no vote
Under the last Government an additional 900,000 children became part of the child poverty statistics, but as a result of our Child Poverty Strategy, published in December, 550,000 will be lifted out of poverty by the end of the current Parliament—the largest number ever in a sing …
Child Poverty: Bolton North East · 2026-03-09
Illegal Migration Act Repeal Absent / no vote
We inherited an immigration system in chaos. In the past year we've made progress removing foreign criminals, cutting the asylum backlog and clamping down on illegal working. Further Government action to strengthen UK border security is being opposed by the Tories and Reform.
Bluesky post · 2025-07-21
Defence Spending 2.5% GDP Absent / no vote
My mum Ruth Johnson worked in a munitions factory in Cheshire, contributing to a key part of the war effort at home that kept our armed forces supplied on the frontline. #GreatestGeneration #VE80
Bluesky post · 2025-05-08
NHS Waiting List Targets Absent / no vote
The @teamlabouruk.bsky.social Government made a pledge to recruit 1000 GPs by March. We delivered on this promise and recruited 1503. Alongside delivering two million extra appointments and cutting waiting lists by 193,000, the Government is delivering for the NHS.
Bluesky post · 2025-04-09

Expenses Breakdown

Total: £246,131. Rank: #259 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.

Staffing
£197,567
Office
£23,805
Accommodation
£12,648
Travel
£10,225

What They Actually Claimed For

Itemised IPSA claims for the 481 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £534,422. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.

63 items for review
  • £1,698 Single claim of £1,697.52 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 05/03/2025.
  • £8,701 Single claim of £8,701.17 for Rent (Accommodation) on 31/03/2025.
  • £851 Single claim of £850.50 for Mileage - car (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £739 Single claim of £739.10 for Parking (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £4,126 Single claim of £4,125.65 for Rail (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £932 Single claim of £931.56 for Payroll (Total other staff payroll costs for the 2024-25 year) on 31/03/2025.
  • £954 Single claim of £954.00 for Removals (Miscellaneous) on 23/07/2024.
  • £792 Single claim of £792.00 for Equipment - hire (Printer, photocopier & scanner) on 11/12/2024.
  • £792 Single claim of £792.00 for Equipment - hire (Printer, photocopier & scanner) on 21/06/2024.
  • £578 Single claim of £578.33 for Equipment - hire (Printer, photocopier & scanner) on 17/02/2025.
  • £792 Single claim of £792.00 for Equipment - hire (Printer, photocopier & scanner) on 03/09/2024.
  • £639 Single claim of £638.64 for Postage & couriers (Office Costs) on 23/12/2024.
  • £7,444 Single claim of £7,444.41 for Rent (Office Costs) on 31/03/2025.
  • £697 Single claim of £696.94 for Service charge & ground Rent (Office Costs) on 18/12/2024.
  • £720 Single claim of £720.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 17/02/2025.
  • £795 Single claim of £795.36 for Stationery & printing (Office Costs) on 03/03/2025.
  • £575 Single claim of £574.80 for Stationery & printing (Office Costs) on 28/03/2025.
  • £3,659 Single claim of £3,658.91 for Rail (Staff Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £1,617 Single claim of £1,616.80 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 25/02/2024.
  • £650 Single claim of £650.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 08/06/2023.
  • £725 Single claim of £725.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 14/12/2023.
  • £650 Single claim of £650.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 11/07/2023.
  • £725 Single claim of £725.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 16/01/2024.
  • £650 Single claim of £650.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 10/04/2023.
  • £725 Single claim of £725.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 14/03/2024.

Search the top 30 claims paid

Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £445,048

31/03/2024StaffingPayrollFY 23-24
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2023-24 year0
£198,399
31/03/2025StaffingPayrollFY 24-25
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£183,465
31/03/2025AccommodationRentFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-250
£8,701
31/03/2025Office CostsRentFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-250
£7,444
31/03/2024MP TravelRailFY 23-24
Aggregated figure for travel during 2023-240
£4,982
12/04/2024StaffingPooled staffing servicesFY 24-25
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£4,600
04/07/2023StaffingPooled staffing servicesFY 23-24
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£4,500
31/03/2025MP TravelRailFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£4,126
31/03/2025Staff TravelRailFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£3,659
31/03/2024Staff TravelRailFY 23-24
Aggregated figure for travel during 2023-240
£2,464
14/08/2025StaffingBought-in servicesFY 25-26
Professional & consultancy0
£2,400
31/03/2024MP TravelMileage - carFY 23-24
Aggregated figure for travel during 2023-240
£1,890
05/03/2025AccommodationCouncil taxFY 24-25
Hull home council tax annual bill 2025/260
£1,698
25/02/2024AccommodationCouncil taxFY 23-24
Hull home council tax annual bill 2024/250
£1,617
25/09/2025StaffingBought-in servicesFY 25-26
Professional & consultancy0
£1,350
18/03/2024Office CostsEquipment - purchaseFY 23-24
Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories0
£1,202
05/01/2026Office CostsTraining - staffFY 25-26
Outstanding training invoice January 20260
£1,020
23/07/2024MiscellaneousRemovalsFY 24-25
Removals costs0
£954
31/03/2025MiscellaneousPayrollFY 24-25
Total other staff payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£932
06/09/2024StaffingBought-in servicesFY 24-25
Professional & consultancy0
£924

Year on year

FY 23-24 217 claims £261,645
FY 24-25 187 claims £246,269
FY 25-26 77 claims £26,507

Travel

£20,827 paid across 0 trips.

Accommodation

£25,780 paid across 0 nights.

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