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Ian Byrne

Labour MP for Liverpool West Derby

Elected 2019-12-12

Constituency outline of Liverpool West Derby with neighbours greyed
Liverpool West Derby
£284.9K Expenses claimed · rank #142 of 650
£0 Donations received
3 Declared interests
0 Red flags

How They Voted

VOTED FOR Two-Child Benefit Cap
VOTED FOR Illegal Migration Act Repeal
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 Ian Byrne on Bluesky and gov.uk. Sourced directly from public APIs. No paraphrase, no editorialising.

Bluesky
Keir Starmer promised one of his first acts would be to introduce the Hillsborough Law. He hasn't – so I have. Tomorrow the Government could block this Bill, or get behind it. Sign my petition calling on the Prime Minister to keep his promise: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pa...
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Bluesky
I would like to thank the 166 fellow parliamentarians who have supported my letter today calling on the PM to deliver ‘The Hillsborough Law’ as he promised in the 2022 & 2024 Liverpool party conferences. A watered-down replacement will not be accepted nor befitting to be called ‘Hillsborough Law'.
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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.

Water Company Regulation Voted FOR
I welcome any debate that has the collective security of the British people at its heart, because I believe one of the greatest threats to our security is the economic system governing this country, which has consistently failed working-class people and communities, and which wil …
Defence Readiness · 2026-05-20

Expenses Breakdown

Total: £284,893. Rank: #142 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.

Staffing
£213,132
Office
£24,477
Accommodation
£32,172
Travel
£15,112

What They Actually Claimed For

Itemised IPSA claims for the 466 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £606,125. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.

59 items for review
  • £968 Single claim of £967.50 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 01/08/2024.
  • £30,570 Single claim of £30,570.49 for Rent (Accommodation) on 31/03/2025.
  • £503 Single claim of £503.29 for Air travel (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £9,654 Single claim of £9,654.24 for Rail (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £1,250 Single claim of £1,250.00 for Pooled Staffing Services (Socialist Parliamentary Research Group (Labour)) on 31/03/2025.
  • £1,250 Single claim of £1,250.00 for Pooled staffing services (Socialist Parliamentary Research Group (Labour)) on 10/02/2025.
  • £1,250 Single claim of £1,250.00 for Pooled staffing services (Socialist Parliamentary Research Group (Labour)) on 29/07/2024.
  • £1,250 Single claim of £1,250.00 for Pooled staffing services (Socialist Parliamentary Research Group (Labour)) on 12/11/2024.
  • £875 Single claim of £875.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 26/12/2024.
  • £875 Single claim of £875.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 06/01/2025.
  • £875 Single claim of £875.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 05/11/2024.
  • £875 Single claim of £875.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 08/10/2024.
  • £875 Single claim of £875.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 07/05/2024.
  • £875 Single claim of £875.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 06/09/2024.
  • £875 Single claim of £875.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 09/04/2024.
  • £875 Single claim of £875.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 09/07/2024.
  • £875 Single claim of £875.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 04/02/2025.
  • £875 Single claim of £875.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 01/04/2025.
  • £875 Single claim of £875.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 06/06/2024.
  • £875 Single claim of £875.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 04/03/2025.
  • £875 Single claim of £875.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 06/08/2024.
  • £720 Single claim of £720.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 01/02/2025.
  • £990 Single claim of £990.00 for Hotel - London (Staff Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £3,383 Single claim of £3,382.75 for Rail (Staff Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £1,115 Single claim of £1,114.73 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 22/11/2023.

Search the top 30 claims paid

Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £535,049

31/03/2025StaffingPayrollFY 24-25
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£198,449
31/03/2024StaffingPayrollFY 23-24
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2023-24 year0
£186,580
31/03/2025AccommodationRentFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-250
£30,570
24/10/2023StaffingBought-in servicesFY 23-24
Professional & consultancy0
£12,500
04/03/2024StaffingBought-in servicesFY 24-25
Professional & consultancy0
£12,000
31/03/2024MP TravelRailFY 23-24
Aggregated figure for travel during 2023-240
£10,763
31/03/2025MP TravelRailFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£9,654
21/02/2024Office CostsBought-in servicesFY 23-24
Professional & consultancy0
£6,250
21/02/2024StaffingBought-in servicesFY 23-24
Professional & consultancy0
£6,250
25/02/2025StaffingBought-in servicesFY 24-25
Professional & consultancy0
£6,000
25/02/2024StaffingBought-in servicesFY 24-25
Professional & consultancy0
£6,000
18/04/2023StaffingPooled staffing servicesFY 23-24
Socialist Parliamentary Research Group (Labour)0
£5,000
13/03/2024AccommodationRentFY 23-24
[***] January and February 20240
£4,550
31/03/2025Staff TravelRailFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£3,383
31/03/2024Staff TravelRailFY 23-24
Aggregated figure for travel during 2023-240
£3,285
21/03/2024AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£2,600
31/03/2024Dependant TravelRailFY 23-24
Aggregated figure for travel during 2023-240
£2,539
21/03/2024AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£2,275
21/11/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£2,275
21/03/2024AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£2,275

Year on year

FY 23-24 213 claims £302,926
FY 24-25 209 claims £298,018
FY 25-26 44 claims £5,181

Travel

£33,875 paid across 0 trips.

Accommodation

£69,787 paid across 0 nights.

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