How They Voted
VOTED FOR Illegal Migration Act Repeal
VOTED AGAINST Assisted Dying Bill
VOTED FOR Water Company Regulation
VOTED FOR House of Lords Hereditary Peers
Recent Public Statements
Latest verbatim posts and speeches from James Asser on Bluesky and gov.uk. Sourced directly from public APIs. No paraphrase, no editorialising.
Great to visit Rosetta Arts Centre on Thursday to help launch their two-year journey at as a Mayor of London funded Loved & Wanted community space, alongside Debbie Weekes-Bernard, Deputy Mayor of London for Communities. A wonderful night of art, crafts and music with local community.View post ↗
I was lucky to be invited to watch Gallions Primary School perform Macbeth. Their performance was really impressive as were the other Newham schools taking part in the Shakespeare Schools Festival Well done to all the students and staff involved!View post ↗
I hosted an event in Parliament celebrating Bulgaria’s national day of enlightenment, culture and the Bulgarian alphabet. It was great to learn more about the history Bulgarian script and hear from English students studying Bulgarian at UCL.View post ↗
I recently met with @certainblacks.bsky.social to hear about their plans for their funding from the Creative Foundation Fund. They’ve got lots of exiting upcoming projects and collaborations, including this summer so keep an eye out for announcements! certainblacks.comView post ↗
It was great to meet trustees, volunteers and organisations at the opening of the new Newham Community Law Project. This has been a long time coming and I know for my constituents that having specialist support based in our community will make a huge difference.View post ↗
My office was able to get a positive outcome for this constituent, once the bay is moved they will feel much safer getting in and out of their car. Pleased to have been able to helpView post ↗
A statement on the Labour leadershipView post ↗
I recently sat on the judging panel of the Newham final of the Jack Petchey Speak Out Challenge. I listened to fourteen incredible speeches delivered by students from across the borough. I wish our winner all the best for the grand final - do it for Newham!View post ↗
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Said One Thing, Voted Another?
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5. What steps the Church of England is taking to help tackle child poverty.Child Poverty · 2026-04-16
My hon. Friend mentions gradual change, which was apparently the policy of the Conservative party. Does he agree that a six-month temporary arrangement that takes a quarter of a century to overturn is the epitome of gradual?House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill · 2025-09-04
Expenses Breakdown
Total: £173,878. Rank: #705 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.
What They Actually Claimed For
Itemised IPSA claims for the 130 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £189,264. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.
18 items for review
- £520 Single claim of £520.00 for Advertising and contact cards (Office Costs) on 17/03/2025.
- £3,780 Single claim of £3,780.00 for Advertising and contact cards (Office Costs) on 17/03/2025.
- £1,951 Single claim of £1,951.20 for Rent (Office Costs) on 01/04/2025.
- £1,951 Single claim of £1,951.20 for Rent (Office Costs) on 04/02/2025.
- £1,951 Single claim of £1,951.20 for Rent (Office Costs) on 04/03/2025.
- £1,951 Single claim of £1,951.20 for Rent (Office Costs) on 05/11/2024.
- £1,951 Single claim of £1,951.20 for Rent (Office Costs) on 06/01/2025.
- £1,951 Single claim of £1,951.20 for Rent (Office Costs) on 10/09/2024.
- £1,951 Description / details contain MP's surname on 10/09/2024: ""
- £1,951 Single claim of £1,951.20 for Rent (Office Costs) on 03/12/2024.
- £1,951 Single claim of £1,951.20 for Rent (Office Costs) on 15/10/2024.
- £1,440 Single claim of £1,440.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 27/08/2024.
- £600 Single claim of £600.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 27/08/2024.
- £570 Single claim of £570.00 for Venue hire, meetings & surgeries (Office Costs) on 24/02/2025.
- £4,800 Single claim of £4,800.00 for Website hosting and design (Office Costs) on 23/12/2024.
- £7,510 Single claim of £7,510.00 for Advertising and contact cards (Office Costs) on 29/07/2025.
- £1,476 Single claim of £1,476.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 21/07/2025.
- £1,200 Single claim of £1,200.00 for Website hosting and design (Office Costs) on 28/10/2025.
Search the top 30 claims paid
Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £183,439
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£129,841
JOGPOST0
£7,510
CAUSEWAYCREATIVE.CO.UK0
£4,800
JOGPOST [200011725-6228]0
£3,780
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£3,000
Comms & Media0
£2,388
Comms & Media0
£2,388
Comms & Media0
£2,388
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£1,951
0
£1,951
0
£1,951
0
£1,951
0
£1,951
[***] James Asser-[***]-1st rent -0
£1,951
0
£1,951
0
£1,951
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£1,476
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£1,440
CAUSEWAYCREATIVE.CO.UK0
£1,200
Comms & Media0
£1,194
Year on year
FY 24-25 101 claims £173,807
FY 25-26 29 claims £15,457
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