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Jo White

Labour MP for Bassetlaw

Elected 2024-07-04

Constituency outline of Bassetlaw with neighbours greyed
Bassetlaw
£174.2K Expenses claimed · rank #704 of 650
£0 Donations received
5 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 FOR Assisted Dying Bill
VOTED FOR Water Company Regulation
VOTED AGAINST Defence Spending 2.5% GDP

Recent Public Statements

Latest verbatim posts and speeches from Jo White on Bluesky and gov.uk. Sourced directly from public APIs. No paraphrase, no editorialising.

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My statement on today's game 👇 Text available here: www.toniaantoniazzi.co.uk/updates/stat...
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Volodymyr Zelensky is the democratically elected leader of Ukraine. He has stood up to the lies and bullying of Putin. A leader who has put his country first. Britain stands with Ukraine 🇺🇦
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I promised to be a strong voice for the people of #Bassetlaw I heard their anger when they told me they are fed up with benefits fraud. They want those who ripped us off during covid pursued and punished I spoke up and backed the Bill to crack down on fraud, whilst others stayed away
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In advance of the Govt’s work to enshrine the Armed Forces Covenant into law, the Defence Select Committee has an inquiry to look at how the Covenant is currently failing There is special dispensation for serving personnel to participate Please share: committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evi...
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Making a difference: When a rented house becomes a home 🏡 🐈‍⬛️🐕
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Since announcing my diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer a few weeks ago I’ve become increasingly aware of how misunderstood the condition is. So I want to debunk a few misconceptions: 1/7 (short posts!)
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This is delivering on our commitment to support our armed services
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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.

Defence Spending 2.5% GDP Voted AGAINST
In advance of the Govt’s work to enshrine the Armed Forces Covenant into law, the Defence Select Committee has an inquiry to look at how the Covenant is currently failing There is special dispensation for serving personnel to participate Please share: committees.parliament.uk/ …
Bluesky post · 2025-01-23
Grooming Gangs National Inquiry Absent / no vote
Wes Streeting goes furthest yet for minister on Elon Musk’s posts about Keir Starmer & Jess Phillips on grooming gangs. “If he wants to roll his sleeves up and actually do something about tackling violence against women and girls, then online platforms, whether X or others, hav …
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Expenses Breakdown

Total: £174,166. Rank: #704 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.

Staffing
£133,347
Office
£29,523
Accommodation
£5,808
Travel
£5,488

What They Actually Claimed For

Itemised IPSA claims for the 170 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £191,320. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.

33 items for review
  • £1,150 Single claim of £1,150.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 08/01/2025.
  • £1,150 Single claim of £1,150.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 08/10/2024.
  • £1,150 Single claim of £1,150.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 08/11/2024.
  • £1,150 Single claim of £1,150.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 08/12/2024.
  • £1,208 Single claim of £1,207.50 for Rent (Accommodation) on 13/03/2025.
  • £2,440 Single claim of £2,439.98 for Rail (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £550 Single claim of £550.00 for Bought-in services (Administrative services) on 11/11/2024.
  • £931 Single claim of £931.20 for Equipment - purchase (Office furniture) on 14/10/2024.
  • £558 Single claim of £558.00 for Equipment - purchase (Office furniture) on 24/10/2024.
  • £762 Single claim of £761.70 for Equipment - purchase (Office furniture) on 15/10/2024.
  • £1,560 Single claim of £1,559.52 for Equipment - purchase (Office furniture) on 29/01/2025.
  • £7,000 Single claim of £7,000.00 for Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs (Office Costs) on 04/01/2025.
  • £3,000 Single claim of £3,000.00 for Pooled staffing services (Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)) on 03/10/2024.
  • £750 Single claim of £750.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 14/01/2025.
  • £1,500 Single claim of £1,500.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 25/11/2024.
  • £1,500 Single claim of £1,500.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 26/11/2024.
  • £750 Single claim of £750.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 18/03/2025.
  • £750 Single claim of £750.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 18/02/2025.
  • £750 Single claim of £750.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 17/12/2024.
  • £1,440 Single claim of £1,440.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 29/08/2024.
  • £600 Single claim of £600.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 29/08/2024.
  • £2,281 Single claim of £2,281.29 for Rail (Staff Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £697 Single claim of £696.59 for Equipment - purchase (Printer, photocopier & scanner) on 28/04/2025.
  • £1,635 Single claim of £1,635.00 for Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs (Office Costs) on 08/10/2025.
  • £1,476 Single claim of £1,476.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 02/09/2025.

Search the top 30 claims paid

Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £173,701

31/03/2025StaffingPayrollFY 24-25
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£132,774
04/01/2025Office CostsMaintenance, Redecorations & RepairsFY 24-25
Office space works at Labour Hall0
£7,000
03/10/2024Office CostsPooled staffing servicesFY 24-25
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£3,000
31/03/2025MP TravelRailFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£2,440
31/03/2025Staff TravelRailFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£2,281
08/10/2025Office CostsMaintenance, Redecorations & RepairsFY 25-26
Installation of doors0
£1,635
26/11/2025Office CostsStationery & printingFY 25-26
Letterheads0
£1,589
29/01/2025Office CostsEquipment - purchaseFY 24-25
Office furniture0
£1,560
25/11/2024Office CostsRentFY 24-25
[***] - First 2 Month´s Rent - [***]0
£1,500
26/11/2024Office CostsRentFY 24-25
[***] - First 2 Month´s Rent - [***]0
£1,500
02/09/2025Office CostsSoftware & applicationsFY 25-26
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£1,476
29/08/2024Office CostsSoftware & applicationsFY 24-25
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£1,440
13/03/2025AccommodationRentFY 24-25
As per lease0
£1,208
08/01/2025AccommodationRentFY 24-25
As per lease0
£1,150
08/10/2024AccommodationRentFY 24-25
As per lease0
£1,150
08/11/2024AccommodationRentFY 24-25
As per lease0
£1,150
08/12/2024AccommodationRentFY 24-25
As per lease0
£1,150
12/02/2025Office CostsUtilitiesFY 25-26
Electricity0
£996
14/10/2024Office CostsEquipment - purchaseFY 24-25
Office furniture0
£931
31/01/2025Office CostsStationery & printingFY 25-26
letterheads0
£815

Year on year

FY 24-25 110 claims £174,166
FY 25-26 60 claims £17,154

Travel

£5,488 paid across 0 trips.

Accommodation

£5,808 paid across 0 nights.

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