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 FOR House of Lords Hereditary Peers
VOTED AGAINST Defence Spending 2.5% GDP
Recent Public Statements
Latest verbatim posts and speeches from Lewis Atkinson on Bluesky and gov.uk. Sourced directly from public APIs. No paraphrase, no editorialising.
Good morning out with Grangetown Labour team. Not much love for Farage here either, but good conversations about keeping Sunderland on the up, the state pension (up by 4.8% next week) and the need for the Iran war to end.View post ↗
Keep Farage away. Vote Sunderland Labour. #SAFCView post ↗
Nigel Farage is in town today. I’m busy standing up for Sunderland, not Donald Trump 👇View post ↗
I’ve been out campaigning in Gorton & Denton today. The response on the doors confirmed to me what all polling & fair analysis shows: this is a Labour vs Reform contest Labour in Manchester is strong not just in activists but in public recognition of the city’s progress. Together, we can win thisView post ↗
I stopped today at the Afghanistan panel of the Brothers in Arms memorial wall in Sunderland. British forces fought on the front line of Afghanistan. 457 were killed, including those from #Sunderland who we will never forget. Donald Trump’s comments are as appalling as they are wrong.View post ↗
Labour announcement today: NHS waiting lists down by 86,000 in one month Reform announcement today: another failed senior Conservative has joined Reform are busy recruiting the people who got the country in a huge mess - Labour is busy clearing it up and renewing BritainView post ↗
Well that was bracing: Boxing Day dip at Seaburn in support of St Benedict’s Hospice🥶 Class, daft atmosphere as ever. Well done to all who took part and thanks to all organisers. #Sunderland at its best. Defrosting now…View post ↗
Another positive milestone for Sunderland. Thousands of jobs depend on making Electric Vehicles here. Labour is backing them. Why are Reform and the Tories putting jobs here at risk with their reckless opposition to green manufacturing?View post ↗
22 more recent statements available.
Said One Thing, Voted Another?
Verbatim Hansard contributions placed beside how this MP actually voted. See the full Lie Detector for methodology.
It strikes me that the judgment before us today is this: would permitting some terminally ill adults to choose an assisted death reduce suffering without inadvertently creating undue risks to others? I am clear, having worked in the NHS for 19 years, that the Bill absolutely can …Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-06-20
Labour announcement today: NHS waiting lists down by 86,000 in one month Reform announcement today: another failed senior Conservative has joined Reform are busy recruiting the people who got the country in a huge mess - Labour is busy clearing it up and renewing BritainBluesky post · 2026-01-15
We talked about how veterans support is funded, how that can be changed to make it more local here, and the introduction of the new armed forces commissioner.Bluesky post · 2025-02-06
Expenses Breakdown
Total: £220,533. Rank: #367 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.
What They Actually Claimed For
Itemised IPSA claims for the 156 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £231,417. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.
33 items for review
- £780 Single claim of £780.00 for Hotel - London (Accommodation) on 10/09/2024.
- £568 Single claim of £568.06 for Hotel - London (Accommodation) on 18/08/2024.
- £3,750 Single claim of £3,750.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 05/11/2024.
- £3,750 Single claim of £3,750.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 06/02/2025.
- £3,750 Single claim of £3,750.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 06/03/2025.
- £3,750 Single claim of £3,750.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 05/12/2024.
- £3,750 Single claim of £3,750.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 03/10/2024.
- £3,750 Single claim of £3,750.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 06/01/2025.
- £585 Single claim of £585.00 for Hotel - London (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £6,009 Single claim of £6,009.11 for Rail (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £1,068 Single claim of £1,068.00 for Advertising and contact cards (Office Costs) on 17/03/2025.
- £1,200 Single claim of £1,200.00 for Bought-in services (Comms & Media) on 31/03/2025.
- £599 Single claim of £598.98 for Equipment - purchase (Other office equipment) on 09/02/2025.
- £1,205 Single claim of £1,205.00 for Equipment - purchase (Office furniture) on 10/10/2024.
- £873 Single claim of £873.00 for Equipment - purchase (Office furniture) on 10/10/2024.
- £3,000 Single claim of £3,000.00 for Pooled staffing services (Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)) on 03/10/2024.
- £5,376 Single claim of £5,376.00 for Postage & couriers (Office Costs) on 17/03/2025.
- £1,133 Single claim of £1,132.88 for Rent (Office Costs) on 04/02/2025.
- £1,133 Single claim of £1,132.88 for Rent (Office Costs) on 04/03/2025.
- £1,133 Single claim of £1,132.88 for Rent (Office Costs) on 01/04/2025.
- £2,266 Single claim of £2,265.76 for Rent (Office Costs) on 18/10/2024.
- £1,133 Single claim of £1,132.88 for Rent (Office Costs) on 06/01/2025.
- £835 Single claim of £834.91 for Rent (Office Costs) on 03/12/2024.
- £1,440 Single claim of £1,440.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 13/09/2024.
- £600 Single claim of £600.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 13/09/2024.
Search the top 30 claims paid
Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £216,575
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£157,581
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£6,009
Delivery of leaflets and contact details to constituents0
£5,376
0
£3,750
0
£3,750
0
£3,750
0
£3,750
1st month rent on property as per submitted rental agreement0
£3,750
0
£3,750
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£3,000
[***] - September and October´s Rent0
£2,266
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£1,842
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£1,476
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£1,440
Office furniture0
£1,205
Comms & Media0
£1,200
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-256 nights
£1,170
0
£1,133
0
£1,133
0
£1,133
Year on year
FY 24-25 101 claims £220,756
FY 25-26 55 claims £10,661
Travel
£11,045 paid across 0 trips.
Accommodation
£25,166 paid across 7 nights.
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