How They Voted
VOTED FOR Employer National Insurance Increase
VOTED AGAINST VAT on Private Schools
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 Lavery on Bluesky and gov.uk. Sourced directly from public APIs. No paraphrase, no editorialising.
Well said @laverymp.bsky.social tribunemag.co.uk/2026/04/the-...View post ↗
The Peter Mandelson scandal has shown the endemic corruption of Labour Together, a shadowy entity whose extreme-right fanaticism may have damaged Labour irreversibly, writes @laverymp.bsky.social.View post ↗
People are missing NHS appointments because Royal Mail is not delivering their letters. @laverymp.bsky.social is right, it's time to take it back into public ownershipView post ↗
🚨NEW🚨 COMMENT from @GMBGarySmith - Stop Bad Bosses Blocking Unions labourunions.org.uk/tradeunionac...View post ↗
Happy International Women's Day - to the organisers, the agitators, the big voices, the quiet do-ers, the so-called "difficult" women - the women of the union movement who are fighting for equality and winning for women every single day.View post ↗
Thanks again to everyone who attended as these sessions away from the big cities really do matter and will make a difference . ✊🏼View post ↗
Great discussions today at Hirst Welfare. Thank you to everyone who contributed evidence to the commissioners and to the community voices who are so important. Hunger is a political choice and the right to food is a basic human right and together we can make changes.View post ↗
A fantastic day in Ashington with @ianbyrnemp.bsky.social and @laverymp.bsky.social at the Right to Food Commission. Hunger is a political failure. We need to pass into law the Right to Food so that no one in our country goes hungry.View post ↗
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.
I'm sorry, what? Green Peers voting with Tories and Lib Dems to undermine the Employment Rights Bill in the House of Lords.... 👀🟩Bluesky post · 2025-11-25
Last year, when the government removed the Winter Fuel Allowance from pensioners, I opposed the move and abstained, breaking the whip. With hindsight, I should have gone further and voted against it.Bluesky post · 2025-03-19
It is appalling that at a stroke of a pen the council will throw thousands off the housing waiting list. They aren’t making lives better, they are making their statistics look better.Bluesky post · 2025-02-19
Expenses Breakdown
Total: £309,158. Rank: #48 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.
What They Actually Claimed For
Itemised IPSA claims for the 357 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £616,213. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.
80 items for review
- £1,999 Single claim of £1,998.86 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 11/10/2024.
- £585 Single claim of £585.00 for Hotel - London (Accommodation) on 15/04/2024.
- £585 Single claim of £585.00 for Hotel - London (Accommodation) on 23/04/2024.
- £780 Single claim of £780.00 for Hotel - London (Accommodation) on 06/05/2024.
- £500 Single claim of £500.00 for Moving Fees (Agency fees) on 20/05/2024.
- £2,167 Single claim of £2,166.67 for Rent (Accommodation) on 18/03/2025.
- £2,167 Single claim of £2,166.67 for Rent (Accommodation) on 17/09/2024.
- £2,167 Single claim of £2,166.67 for Rent (Accommodation) on 17/10/2024.
- £2,167 Single claim of £2,166.67 for Rent (Accommodation) on 18/02/2025.
- £2,167 Single claim of £2,166.67 for Rent (Accommodation) on 17/12/2024.
- £2,167 Single claim of £2,166.67 for Rent (Accommodation) on 19/11/2024.
- £2,167 Single claim of £2,166.67 for Rent (Accommodation) on 16/07/2024.
- £2,167 Single claim of £2,166.67 for Rent (Accommodation) on 20/08/2024.
- £2,167 Single claim of £2,166.67 for Rent (Accommodation) on 16/01/2025.
- £2,167 Single claim of £2,166.67 for Rent (Accommodation) on 01/07/2024.
- £1,667 Single claim of £1,666.67 for Rent (Accommodation) on 29/05/2024.
- £7,692 Single claim of £7,691.75 for Rail (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £600 Single claim of £600.00 for Advertising and contact cards (Office Costs) on 10/01/2025.
- £7,408 Single claim of £7,408.09 for Rent (Office Costs) on 31/03/2025.
- £720 Single claim of £720.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 15/08/2024.
- £656 Single claim of £656.21 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 07/03/2025.
- £1,183 Single claim of £1,183.10 for Stationery & printing (Office Costs) on 07/06/2024.
- £1,423 Single claim of £1,423.10 for Stationery & printing (Office Costs) on 28/03/2025.
- £2,514 Single claim of £2,514.00 for Utilities (Not Applicable) on 02/12/2024.
- £504 Single claim of £504.21 for Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection (Office Costs) on 07/06/2024.
Search the top 30 claims paid
Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £537,148
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£239,633
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2023-24 year0
£221,637
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£7,692
Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-250
£7,408
Aggregated figure for travel during 2023-240
£5,375
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMB [200010137-6058]0
£3,677
Comms & Media0
£3,040
Comms & Media0
£2,880
Comms & Media0
£2,680
Not Applicable0
£2,514
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMB0
£2,491
Other fuel0
£2,218
0
£2,167
0
£2,167
0
£2,167
0
£2,167
0
£2,167
0
£2,167
0
£2,167
0
£2,167
Year on year
FY 23-24 149 claims £283,684
FY 24-25 156 claims £309,685
FY 25-26 52 claims £22,844
Travel
£15,574 paid across 0 trips.
Accommodation
£54,903 paid across 14 nights.
Companies House
4 directorship(s) found. 1 active. Network size: 6. Source: Companies House API.
HIRST WELFARE LIMITED #07611638 dissolved
WOODHORN CHARITABLE TRUST #06893854 dissolved
ASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED #06625882 active
INDUSTRY-WIDE MINEWORKERS' PENSION SCHEME TRUSTEES LIMITED #03004573 active
Red Flags
Info
dissolved company: Director of dissolved company: HIRST WELFARE LIMITED (#07611638)
Source: Companies House: company/07611638 | Confidence: likely
Warning
potentially undeclared directorship: Active directorship of HIRST WELFARE LIMITED (#07611638) may not be declared in Register. Confidence: likely.
Source: Companies House + Parliament Register | Confidence: likely
Info
dissolved company: Director of dissolved company: WOODHORN CHARITABLE TRUST (#06893854)
Source: Companies House: company/06893854 | Confidence: likely
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