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Jess Asato

Labour MP for Lowestoft

Elected 2024-07-04

Constituency outline of Lowestoft with neighbours greyed
Lowestoft
£195.0K Expenses claimed · rank #530 of 650
£0 Donations received
3 Declared interests
0 Red flags

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.

Bluesky
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.
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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.
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Last week, I was delighted to speak at the launch of the Government's ENOUGH campaign.
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Bluesky
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 👇
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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… 👇🧵
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Bluesky
🧵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.
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Bluesky
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.
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Said One Thing, Voted Another?

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House of Lords Hereditary Peers Voted FOR
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 …
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Expenses Breakdown

Total: £194,965. Rank: #530 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.

Staffing
£158,854
Office
£20,828
Accommodation
£10,320
Travel
£4,962

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

31/03/2025StaffingPayrollFY 24-25
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£148,810
21/03/2025Office CostsMaintenance, Redecorations & RepairsFY 24-25
office refurbishment [200012951-1]0
£5,000
13/12/2024StaffingBought-in servicesFY 24-25
Professional & consultancy0
£3,600
03/10/2024StaffingPooled staffing servicesFY 24-25
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£3,000
28/03/2025StaffingBought-in servicesFY 24-25
Professional & consultancy0
£2,500
05/06/2024AccommodationRentFY 24-25
Constituency Accommodation 5 July 2024 to 26 September 20240
£2,439
28/03/2025Office CostsMaintenance, Redecorations & RepairsFY 24-25
Installation of door to enable access to casework room for wheelchair users [200011803-343]0
£1,870
15/04/2025AccommodationCouncil taxFY 25-26
Council Tax 2025/0260
£1,798
06/03/2025AccommodationCouncil taxFY 25-26
2nd Home Premium for Council Tax0
£1,798
31/03/2025Staff TravelRailFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£1,671
07/10/2025Office CostsUtilitiesFY 25-26
Electricity0
£1,504
31/03/2025MP TravelRailFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£1,488
29/07/2025Office CostsSoftware & applicationsFY 25-26
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£1,476
22/08/2024Office CostsSoftware & applicationsFY 24-25
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£1,440
21/03/2025Office CostsStationery & printingFY 24-25
WWW.AMAZON. [***] [200011725-10568]0
£1,340
05/07/2024AccommodationCouncil taxFY 24-25
Council Tax0
£1,163
27/02/2025AccommodationRentFY 24-25
0
£950
30/12/2024AccommodationRentFY 24-25
0
£950
28/01/2025AccommodationRentFY 24-25
0
£950
27/03/2025AccommodationRentFY 24-25
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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