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 FOR House of Lords Hereditary Peers
VOTED AGAINST Defence Spending 2.5% GDP
Recent Public Statements
Latest verbatim posts and speeches from Jess Asato on Bluesky and gov.uk. Sourced directly from public APIs. No paraphrase, no editorialising.
enough.campaign.gov.ukView post ↗
Abusive behaviours too often go unrecognised and so this campaign uses clear examples to help people understand that these behaviours are abusive and should not be ignored.View post ↗
ENOUGH is is a cross-government programme of behaviour change campaigns to support the mission of halving VAWG within the next decade. It has three strands: challenging perpetrators, supporting victims, and educating young people.View post ↗
Last week, I was delighted to speak at the launch of the Government's ENOUGH campaign.View post ↗
Lack of protections within housing too often keeps domestic abuse victims in abusive relationships. That’s why it’s great to see the Government’s new Social Housing Bill give victims greater rights and greater security in their tenancies. @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social 👇View post ↗
Banking services matter to communities. That’s why in our manifesto we committed to working with industry on the rollout of 350 banking hubs across the country. But today we’re going further… 👇🧵View post ↗
🧵1/ Zack Polanski spouting off about wealth taxes while seemingly not paying his own fair share is exactly the kind of hypocrisy that turns people away from politics. You can’t preach tax justice while dodging the bills everyone else is expected to pay.View post ↗
These are devastating results – not just for local Labour candidates but also for communities up and down the country who now have representatives that campaigned on national issues but will now have to deliver on local priorities.View post ↗
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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.
I did not start this process opposed to the idea of assisted dying, but having worked in the field of domestic abuse, I found myself increasingly concerned about how this Bill would impact on those who are most vulnerable to coercion and abuse. As a Labour MP, I reflected on why …Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-06-20
Today members of @appg-cse.bsky.social joined charities to urge Government to accept the House of Lords' vote requiring p*rnography websites to verify the age & ongoing consent of everyone on their platform We recommended this safeguard in our 2023 inquiry report 👉 www.appg-cse …Bluesky post · 2026-03-25
Expenses Breakdown
Total: £194,965. Rank: #530 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.
What They Actually Claimed For
Itemised IPSA claims for the 192 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £214,178. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.
38 items for review
- £1,163 Single claim of £1,163.07 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 05/07/2024.
- £2,439 Single claim of £2,438.66 for Rent (Accommodation) on 05/06/2024.
- £900 Single claim of £900.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 25/10/2024.
- £950 Single claim of £950.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 27/02/2025.
- £900 Single claim of £900.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 25/10/2024.
- £950 Single claim of £950.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 30/12/2024.
- £950 Single claim of £950.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 28/01/2025.
- £950 Single claim of £950.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 27/03/2025.
- £950 Single claim of £950.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 27/09/2024.
- £1,488 Single claim of £1,487.59 for Rail (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £600 Single claim of £600.00 for Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase (Landline & internet package) on 22/11/2024.
- £5,000 Single claim of £5,000.00 for Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs (Office Costs) on 21/03/2025.
- £587 Single claim of £587.30 for Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs (Office Costs) on 18/03/2025.
- £540 Single claim of £540.00 for Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs (Office Costs) on 14/01/2025.
- £1,870 Single claim of £1,870.00 for Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs (Office Costs) on 28/03/2025.
- £900 Single claim of £900.00 for Recruitment Services &Costs (Office Costs) on 20/01/2025.
- £800 Single claim of £800.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 22/10/2024.
- £800 Single claim of £800.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 21/01/2025.
- £800 Single claim of £800.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 19/11/2024.
- £800 Single claim of £800.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 20/03/2025.
- £800 Single claim of £800.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 20/02/2025.
- £800 Single claim of £800.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 19/12/2024.
- £800 Single claim of £800.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 19/09/2024.
- £800 Single claim of £800.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 19/09/2024.
- £600 Single claim of £600.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 22/08/2024.
Search the top 30 claims paid
Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £193,269
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£148,810
office refurbishment [200012951-1]0
£5,000
Professional & consultancy0
£3,600
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£3,000
Professional & consultancy0
£2,500
Constituency Accommodation 5 July 2024 to 26 September 20240
£2,439
Installation of door to enable access to casework room for wheelchair users [200011803-343]0
£1,870
Council Tax 2025/0260
£1,798
2nd Home Premium for Council Tax0
£1,798
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£1,671
Electricity0
£1,504
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£1,488
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£1,476
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£1,440
WWW.AMAZON. [***] [200011725-10568]0
£1,340
Council Tax0
£1,163
0
£950
0
£950
0
£950
0
£950
Year on year
FY 24-25 151 claims £199,916
FY 25-26 41 claims £14,262
Travel
£4,962 paid across 0 trips.
Accommodation
£14,951 paid across 0 nights.
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