How They Voted
VOTED FOR Employer National Insurance Increase
VOTED AGAINST VAT on Private Schools
VOTED FOR Illegal Migration Act Repeal
VOTED FOR Assisted Dying Bill
VOTED AGAINST Defence Spending 2.5% GDP
Recent Public Statements
Latest verbatim posts and speeches from Heidi Alexander on Bluesky and gov.uk. Sourced directly from public APIs. No paraphrase, no editorialising.
Enjoyed chatting to @thetimes.com this week as we took another big step towards building a railway Britain can rely on and be proud of.👇🇬🇧🚆 www.thetimes.com/article/cfb5...View post ↗
Another big rail moment today, as South Western gets its first GBR train. Since coming into public ownership, a new fleet of trains has been rolling out, giving passengers more spacious, comfortable and air conditioned journeys. We're building a railway you can be proud of. 🇬🇧🚆View post ↗
It's more than a new look. We're making big changes. In the first 100 days of nationalisation, passengers in the south east will see more services, fewer delays and cleaner carriages. Under this government our trains serve passengers, not shareholders. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...View post ↗
new taskforce will tackle barriers to delivery of mass transit systems across the UK , supporting economic growth, jobs and new homes experts from planning and industry brought together to speed up building of beat blockers to development, unlocking connected trams, buses and railways comes as government is to consult on new devolved powers to help mayors in…Read full ↗
Kids will go free on buses across England this summer! @mayorhelengodwin.bsky.social has shown what can be done. Parents can plan days out, visit family and make the most of holidays without added financial pressure. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...View post ↗
Free bus travel for children throughout August, helping families across England get out and explore Comes as products including biscuits, chocolate, dried fruit and nuts set to see targeted cuts to agri-food tariffs, to help to reduce pressure on food prices. Move is latest in government drive to support families and help ease pressures on household budgets.…Read full ↗
first Great British Railways-branded train unveiled as Britain’s biggest train operator’s services are nationalised Union Jack livery and branding will begin rolling out gradually across England’s rail network once GTR transfers, more than 11,000 services that GBR will ultimately be responsible for will run each weekday A historic moment for Britain’s railwa…Read full ↗
Transport Secretary announces new delivery timeframes and costs for HS2 after years of mismanagement new plans could save billions in cost and years in construction time while delivering services at same speed as Japanese bullet trains construction milestones hit ahead of schedule and back office roles slashed under reset, as analysis reveals it could cost a…Read full ↗
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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.
Free bus travel for children throughout August, helping families across England get out and explore Comes as products including biscuits, chocolate, dried fruit and nuts set to see targeted cuts to agri-food tariffs, to help to reduce pressure on food prices. Move is latest in go …Cost of living boost with free bus travel for children and targeted food tariff cuts · 2026-05-20
Expenses Breakdown
Total: £178,830. Rank: #663 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.
What They Actually Claimed For
Itemised IPSA claims for the 121 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £187,216. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.
17 items for review
- £1,689 Single claim of £1,689.48 for Rail (Dependant Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £3,676 Single claim of £3,675.93 for Rail (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £1,062 Single claim of £1,062.00 for Equipment - purchase (Office furniture) on 20/08/2024.
- £1,103 Single claim of £1,102.50 for Equipment - purchase (Office furniture) on 20/02/2025.
- £767 Single claim of £766.80 for Insurance - contents (Office Costs) on 03/12/2024.
- £1,800 Single claim of £1,800.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 19/11/2024.
- £1,800 Single claim of £1,800.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 20/03/2025.
- £1,800 Single claim of £1,800.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 21/01/2025.
- £1,800 Single claim of £1,800.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 19/12/2024.
- £1,800 Single claim of £1,800.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 20/08/2024.
- £1,800 Single claim of £1,800.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 20/02/2025.
- £1,800 Single claim of £1,800.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 22/10/2024.
- £1,800 Single claim of £1,800.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 19/09/2024.
- £2,925 Single claim of £2,925.42 for Rail (Staff Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £575 Single claim of £575.40 for Insurance - contents (Office Costs) on 12/12/2025.
- £1,476 Single claim of £1,476.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 14/08/2025.
- £3,019 Single claim of £3,018.65 for Utilities (Electricity) on 19/12/2025.
Search the top 30 claims paid
Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £182,722
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£145,140
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£3,676
Electricity0
£3,019
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£3,000
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£2,925
0
£1,800
0
£1,800
0
£1,800
0
£1,800
Faster payment form - First MTH Payment - [***]0
£1,800
0
£1,800
0
£1,800
0
£1,800
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£1,689
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£1,476
Office furniture0
£1,103
Office furniture0
£1,062
Contents insurance (incl. Terrorism cover) for Constituency Office0
£767
Contents insurance0
£575
Office furniture0
£486
Year on year
FY 24-25 93 claims £178,816
FY 25-26 28 claims £8,400
Travel
£9,088 paid across 0 trips.
Gifts and Hospitality
5 gift(s) received. Source: Ministerial Gifts Register.
Shipping Innovation
Hitachi
Eurotunnel
Airlines UK
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