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Leigh Ingham

Labour MP for Stafford

Elected 2024-07-04

Constituency outline of Stafford with neighbours greyed
Stafford
£240.9K Expenses claimed · rank #281 of 650
£0 Donations received
4 Declared interests
0 Red flags

How They Voted

VOTED FOR Employer National Insurance Increase
VOTED AGAINST VAT on Private Schools
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 Leigh Ingham on Bluesky and gov.uk. Sourced directly from public APIs. No paraphrase, no editorialising.

Bluesky
Stafford Town of Culture bid! Brilliant to show Minister for Culture Ian Murray MP what we've put together. I've loved working with an incredible group of town centre champions to make this happen. There's a real sense of pride, and ambition, and I'm really proud of what we've come up with.
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Bluesky
Job alert! I'm looking for a Communications Officer to join my Stafford team on a 14-month FTC. You'll be leading on social media, press, newsletters, campaigns, and more, creating content and helping me stay connected with constituents. More info and apply here: www.w4mpjobs.org/JobDetails.a...
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Bluesky
Celebrating 10 years of Staffordshire Day! We held fantastic roundtables, a marketplace style event, and got oatcakes on the menu! The day was about showing the best of what we has to offer, and demonstrate that we are open and ready for investment. A huge thank you to everyone involved.
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Bluesky
Im not sure how many of us Hannah has bothered to talk to before writing this, but it’s insulting and over simplistic. I would suggest she engages with colleagues, rather than making populist slurs like this - feeding anti trust in politics. Really disappointing tbh.
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Bluesky
Matt Goodwin just said on GB News that he believes his book will be “one of the most important books in contemporary history”. Imagine having to carry that ego around every day.
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Bluesky
Just had this flagged with me. This is disgusting. If Kemi Badenoch had one ounce of leadership in her, she would condemn this. I don’t want any faux sadness from her or Nick Timothy when one of us is hurt or worse. This is how low the Conservative Party have sunk.
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Bluesky
Thank you to everyone at Stafford Muslim Prayer Hall for the warm welcome at Iftar. It was a real privilege to join the community to break the fast during Ramadan, share food, and spend time together.
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22 more recent statements available.

Said One Thing, Voted Another?

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Farmers' Inheritance Tax Absent / no vote
Good news on inheritance tax for farmers. Today’s announcement raises the amount farmers can pass on tax-free from £1m to £2.5m for individuals and £5m to couples. Thank you to everyone locally for your work in achieving this important change.
Bluesky post · 2025-12-23
Defence Spending 2.5% GDP Voted AGAINST
LOVED having St. Johns Primary in Parliament! They were brilliant and showed exactly why giving young people the chance to explore our democracy matters. They got to meet Armed Forces Minister, Al Carns, who was buzzing to meet some of the children of the many Armed Forces pers …
Bluesky post · 2025-12-01
Two-Child Benefit Cap Absent / no vote
70% of the additional spending from removing the two-child limit will go to families who are in work. This is targeting support for low-income working households who are being priced out of a decent standard of living despite doing everything asked of them.
Bluesky post · 2025-11-27

Expenses Breakdown

Total: £240,870. Rank: #281 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.

Staffing
£185,524
Office
£23,166
Accommodation
£17,852
Travel
£14,327

What They Actually Claimed For

Itemised IPSA claims for the 244 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £256,987. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.

41 items for review
  • £887 Single claim of £886.91 for Hotel - London (Accommodation) on 22/07/2024.
  • £780 Single claim of £780.00 for Hotel - London (Accommodation) on 02/09/2024.
  • £2,440 Single claim of £2,440.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 17/12/2024.
  • £2,440 Single claim of £2,440.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 04/09/2024.
  • £2,440 Single claim of £2,440.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 13/02/2025.
  • £2,440 Single claim of £2,440.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 17/10/2024.
  • £2,440 Single claim of £2,440.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 14/11/2024.
  • £2,440 Single claim of £2,440.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 13/03/2025.
  • £2,440 Single claim of £2,440.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 14/01/2025.
  • £2,025 Single claim of £2,025.00 for Mileage - car (Dependant Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £840 Single claim of £840.00 for Hotel - London (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £2,307 Single claim of £2,306.70 for Mileage - car (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £1,634 Single claim of £1,633.80 for Rail (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £1,303 Single claim of £1,302.50 for Equipment - purchase (Office furniture) on 20/09/2024.
  • £3,524 Single claim of £3,523.50 for Equipment - purchase (Other office equipment) on 05/02/2025.
  • £795 Single claim of £795.00 for Equipment - purchase (Office furniture) on 16/09/2024.
  • £535 Single claim of £535.34 for Mobile telephone - equipment purchase (Office Costs) on 03/01/2025.
  • £619 Single claim of £619.00 for Mobile telephone - equipment purchase (Office Costs) on 29/11/2024.
  • £750 Single claim of £750.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 03/12/2024.
  • £750 Single claim of £750.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 04/02/2025.
  • £750 Single claim of £750.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 06/01/2025.
  • £750 Single claim of £750.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 01/04/2025.
  • £750 Single claim of £750.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 04/03/2025.
  • £3,666 Single claim of £3,665.82 for Rent (Office Costs) on 07/11/2024.
  • £683 Single claim of £683.28 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 16/02/2025.

Search the top 30 claims paid

Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £228,228

31/03/2025StaffingPayrollFY 24-25
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£167,924
25/03/2025StaffingTraining - staffFY 24-25
Summer School planning and training [200011920-4]0
£4,500
31/03/2025Staff TravelRailFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£3,918
07/11/2024Office CostsRentFY 24-25
[***]Faster Payment Form - First Rent Payment - [***]0
£3,666
05/02/2025Office CostsEquipment - purchaseFY 24-25
Other office equipment0
£3,524
07/02/2025StaffingPooled staffing servicesFY 24-25
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£3,000
24/03/2025StaffingTraining - staffFY 24-25
Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Staff Training [200011920-1]0
£2,500
17/12/2024AccommodationRentFY 24-25
0
£2,440
04/09/2024AccommodationRentFY 24-25
[***] - First month´s rent -0
£2,440
13/02/2025AccommodationRentFY 24-25
0
£2,440
17/10/2024AccommodationRentFY 24-25
[***] - rent for 13/10/2024 - 12/11/20240
£2,440
14/11/2024AccommodationRentFY 24-25
0
£2,440
13/03/2025AccommodationRentFY 24-25
0
£2,440
14/01/2025AccommodationRentFY 24-25
0
£2,440
31/03/2025MP TravelMileage - carFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£2,307
31/03/2025Dependant TravelMileage - carFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£2,025
31/03/2025Staff TravelHotel - LondonFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-259 nights
£1,834
27/03/2025StaffingTraining - staffFY 24-25
Training for office team on planning and delivery of 4-day youth event [200011920-2]0
£1,800
31/03/2025MP TravelRailFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£1,634
29/07/2025Office CostsSoftware & applicationsFY 25-26
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£1,476

Year on year

FY 24-25 179 claims £240,823
FY 25-26 65 claims £16,163

Travel

£14,324 paid across 0 trips.

Accommodation

£17,942 paid across 7 nights.

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