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Naz Shah

Labour MP for Bradford West

Elected 2015-05-07

Constituency outline of Bradford West with neighbours greyed
Bradford West
£312.6K Expenses claimed · rank #37 of 650
£0 Donations received
7 Declared interests
0 Red flags

How They Voted

VOTED AGAINST VAT on Private Schools
VOTED FOR Illegal Migration Act Repeal
VOTED AGAINST Assisted Dying Bill
VOTED FOR Water Company Regulation
VOTED AGAINST Defence Spending 2.5% GDP

Recent Public Statements

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

Bluesky
At her book launch, my friend @nazshahbfd.bsky.social gave me a signed copy, within which she has recounted her incredible life story. It will no doubt inspire many to battle against enormous hardships and still achieve great things in life, including a career in public service.
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Bluesky
New @therestpolitics.bsky.social LEADING with Labour MP Naz Shah. It is a shocking story yet inspiring too as she overcomes almost unimaginable family pain, violence and suffering on the road to a political career podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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Bluesky
New episode of the IAIN DALE ALL TALK podcast 360. Naz Shah MP I talk to Labour MP @nazshahbfd.bsky.social about new book is HONOURED: SURVIVAL, STRENGTH AND MY PATH TO POLITICS. It's quite a story and hugely moving and revelatory. Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...
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Bluesky
If you try to stir up racial hatred and spread your poisonous worldview through misinformation, you deserve to be called out.
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Bluesky
97 years ago today, women finally won equal voting rights. The Dearsley Window, tucked away in Parliament, honours the suffragettes and the fight they led. Their struggle changed history but the fight for equality isn’t over
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Bluesky
We’ve seen the deadly cost of such radicalisation—we lost Jo Cox and Sir David Amess to it. I have tried to ignore it, but I fear it has reached such dangerous levels, I no longer can. (7)
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Bluesky
The lies and hate being spread about me online have reached dangerous levels. I have seen posts, where ordinary people believe this vile, false narrative about who I am, due to this misinformation. (6)
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Bluesky
I was forced into marriage at 15. I’ve spent my life campaigning for victims of abuse and exploitation. I would never condone such vile crimes. Yet online, a tweet has been twisted and viewed millions of times to spread a complete lie, and sow seeds of targeted HATRED against me. (5)
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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.

Assisted Dying Bill Voted AGAINST
I start by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Spen Valley (Kim Leadbeater), all the Members who served on the Committee and, indeed, the whole House for the approach that everyone has taken to this Bill. I want to make it clear that I came to this Bill with an open mind. Like …
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-06-20
VAT on Private Schools Voted AGAINST
I beg to move, That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, as follows: Most Gracious Sovereign, We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our hum …
Debate on the Address · 2026-05-13

Expenses Breakdown

Total: £312,636. Rank: #37 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.

Staffing
£231,337
Office
£24,422
Accommodation
£40,314
Travel
£16,562

What They Actually Claimed For

Itemised IPSA claims for the 165 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £643,823. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.

70 items for review
  • £1,000 Single claim of £1,000.00 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 09/07/2024.
  • £957 Single claim of £957.37 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 02/12/2024.
  • £500 Single claim of £500.00 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 25/04/2024.
  • £36,004 Single claim of £36,004.04 for Rent (Accommodation) on 31/03/2025.
  • £591 Single claim of £591.00 for Utilities (Gas) on 22/03/2025.
  • £668 Single claim of £668.25 for Utilities (Gas) on 08/05/2024.
  • £2,088 Single claim of £2,087.98 for Rail (Dependant Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £5,138 Single claim of £5,137.85 for Mileage - car (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £528 Single claim of £527.78 for Landline phone & internet - rental & usage (Landline & internet package) on 15/07/2024.
  • £4,600 Single claim of £4,600.00 for Pooled staffing services (Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)) on 12/04/2024.
  • £14,400 Single claim of £14,400.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 31/03/2025.
  • £615 Single claim of £614.73 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 28/03/2025.
  • £943 Single claim of £943.06 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 09/08/2024.
  • £1,365 Single claim of £1,365.15 for Hotel - London (Staff Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £2,168 Single claim of £2,167.70 for Hotel - UK Not London (Staff Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £1,175 Single claim of £1,174.50 for Mileage - car (Staff Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £2,610 Single claim of £2,609.68 for Rail (Staff Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £1,000 Single claim of £1,000.00 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 17/07/2023.
  • £863 Single claim of £862.98 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 09/02/2024.
  • £1,069 Single claim of £1,069.12 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 18/07/2023.
  • £2,500 Single claim of £2,500.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 22/08/2023.
  • £3,300 Single claim of £3,300.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 02/11/2023.
  • £2,500 Single claim of £2,500.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 21/09/2023.
  • £3,300 Single claim of £3,300.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 04/12/2023.
  • £3,000 Single claim of £3,000.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 19/12/2023.

Search the top 30 claims paid

Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £587,465

31/03/2025StaffingPayrollFY 24-25
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£231,152
31/03/2024StaffingPayrollFY 23-24
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2023-24 year0
£228,849
31/03/2025AccommodationRentFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-250
£36,004
31/03/2025Office CostsRentFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-250
£14,400
31/03/2025MP TravelMileage - carFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£5,138
12/04/2024Office CostsPooled staffing servicesFY 24-25
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£4,600
28/04/2023Office CostsPooled staffing servicesFY 23-24
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£4,500
31/03/2024MP TravelMileage - carFY 23-24
Aggregated figure for travel during 2023-240
£4,419
02/11/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
Rent for London accommodation0
£3,300
04/12/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
Rent for London accommodation0
£3,300
02/01/2024AccommodationRentFY 23-24
Rent for London accommodation0
£3,300
19/12/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£3,000
28/11/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
rent0
£3,000
18/01/2024AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£3,000
05/12/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£3,000
19/03/2024AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£3,000
31/03/2025Staff TravelRailFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£2,610
22/04/2025AccommodationCouncil taxFY 25-26
L B CAMDEN INT0
£2,575
22/08/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£2,500
21/09/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£2,500

Year on year

FY 23-24 95 claims £319,206
FY 24-25 52 claims £312,451
FY 25-26 18 claims £12,165

Travel

£27,251 paid across 0 trips.

Accommodation

£91,103 paid across 0 nights.

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