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 Matthew Pennycook on Bluesky and gov.uk. Sourced directly from public APIs. No paraphrase, no editorialising.
13 years ago today, Fusilier Lee Rigby was murdered outside the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich. My thoughts are once again with Rebecca and Lyn Rigby and the rest of Lee's family and friends. Let us remember his life and service, as well as the victims of the Manchester Arena attack.View post ↗
We arrived in office with a bold and comprehensive plan to build the homes and infrastructure our country needs. We are faithfully executing that plan. It is beginning to bear fruit. While the headwinds are growing stronger, we are going to stay the course. Good to be back in Leeds for UKREiiF.View post ↗
Thank you for that kind introduction and good morning, ladies and gentlemen – it is a pleasure to join you here in Leeds. Since its launch four years ago, UKREiiF has gone from strength to strength. It is now a catalyst for significant investment and growth, generating economic activity in every part of the country including this dynamic and fast-growing cit…Read full ↗
I appreciate that many people will understandably be frightened by what they are seeing at the Unite the Kingdom demonstration today. The right to protest is fundamental. But it can’t be a cover for inciting hatred. We must stand against attempts to inflame and divide us.View post ↗
The Bill delivers on our manifesto commitments to prioritise the building of new social rented homes and better protect our existing stock. Further detail here 👇🏻 questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat...View post ↗
We have just introduced our Social Housing Bill to Parliament. At its heart are comprehensive reforms to the Right to Buy including exempting newly built social housing for 35 years. The Bill also increases protections for social tenants who are victims of domestic abuse.View post ↗
This Labour government is tackling the housing crisis. Our Social Housing Bill will protect precious social housing stock and incentivise the building of new social homes. Our Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill marks the beginning of the end for the feudal leasehold system.View post ↗
After last week’s election results, business as usual isn’t an option. If we don’t change, we will not be able to deliver on our promise to renew and rebuild our country. But recklessly triggering a formal challenge against the Prime Minister risks a descent into chaos.View post ↗
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Said One Thing, Voted Another?
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Today is a good day for children! 450,000 will be lifted out of poverty thanks to the end of the two-child limit. We're celebrating this along with 17 other orgs with an advert in The Times. The advert has been funded by hundreds of small donations from people supporting @38d …Bluesky post · 2026-04-06
✅Waiting lists fell by 43,000 in January - down 374,000 over the past 18 months. ✅Ambulance response times are now the fastest in five years, with average waits for heart attacks and strokes under 29 minutes. ✅A&E waits are the shortest they’ve been in four years.Bluesky post · 2026-03-13
Families in North Sussex are set to benefit from thousands of new homes following a landmark agreement between government, regulators and industry – resolving a four-year pause on development while safeguarding local wetlands and wildlife. This marks a major step forward in deliv …Thousands of new homes get the go ahead in North Sussex · 2025-10-09
New regulations to further support UK Armed Forces Veterans in housing need Removal of five-year local connection link removed for our heroes looking for social housing Changes build on government’s commitment to honour the sacrifices made by veterans and ensuring homes will be t …Easier access to social housing for veterans confirmed · 2024-11-27
Expenses Breakdown
Total: £216,649. Rank: #389 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.
What They Actually Claimed For
Itemised IPSA claims for the 99 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £448,510. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.
16 items for review
- £2,544 Single claim of £2,544.08 for Payroll (Total other staff payroll costs for the 2024-25 year) on 31/03/2025.
- £2,800 Single claim of £2,800.00 for Redundancy (Staff redundancy payments) on 31/03/2025.
- £555 Single claim of £555.00 for Newspapers, journals, magazines (Office Costs) on 03/11/2024.
- £4,600 Single claim of £4,600.00 for Pooled staffing services (Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)) on 12/04/2024.
- £720 Single claim of £720.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 30/04/2024.
- £2,500 Single claim of £2,500.00 for Website hosting and design (Office Costs) on 14/03/2025.
- £2,500 Description / details contain MP's surname on 14/03/2025: ""
- £4,500 Single claim of £4,500.00 for Pooled staffing services (Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)) on 28/04/2023.
- £690 Single claim of £690.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 30/04/2023.
- £960 Single claim of £960.00 for Website hosting and design (Office Costs) on 01/02/2023.
- £960 Description / details contain MP's surname on 01/02/2023: ""
- £4,200 Single claim of £4,200.00 for Bought-in services (Professional & consultancy) on 02/06/2025.
- £4,200 Description / details contain MP's surname on 02/06/2025: "Professional & consultancy"
- £738 Single claim of £738.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 30/04/2025.
- £554 Single claim of £553.50 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 09/07/2025.
- £675 Single claim of £675.00 for Stationery & printing (Office Costs) on 13/11/2025.
Search the top 30 claims paid
Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £446,635
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2023-24 year0
£215,876
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£200,868
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£4,600
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£4,500
Professional & consultancy0
£4,200
Staff redundancy payments0
£2,800
Total other staff payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£2,544
Hosting and security updates (60%) and visual refresh, content updates and new constituent enquiry forms (40%) for www.matthewpennycook.com website used solely for parliamentary purposes.0
£2,500
Hosting (20%), updates and maintenance (60%) of www.matthewpennycook.com website used solely for parliamentary purposes.0
£960
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£738
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£720
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£690
Printing and delivery of MP coffee morning invitation letterhead0
£675
WWW.HAYMARKET.COM0
£555
Annual hosting and support fee for Caseworker - Pro-rated additional annual fee to May 2026 for Caseworker upgrade0
£554
WWW.HAYMARKET.COM0
£495
0
£431
Design of MP coffee morning invitation letterhead, roll-up banner and MP logo0
£288
XMA April 20230
£274
Parliamentary accountancy0
£258
Year on year
FY 23-24 48 claims £225,077
FY 24-25 44 claims £216,640
FY 25-26 7 claims £6,794
Gifts and Hospitality
3 gift(s) received. Source: Ministerial Gifts Register.
G15
Headland Consultancy
UK's Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF)
Companies House
1 directorship(s) found. 0 active. Network size: 0. Source: Companies House API.
THE TWINKLE PARK TRUST #03817872 active
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