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Ms Polly Billington

Labour MP for East Thanet

Elected 2024-07-04

Constituency outline of East Thanet with neighbours greyed
East Thanet
£162.7K Expenses claimed · rank #802 of 650
£0 Donations received
1 Declared interests
0 Red flags

How They Voted

VOTED FOR Employer National Insurance Increase
VOTED AGAINST Assisted Dying Bill
VOTED FOR Water Company Regulation
VOTED FOR House of Lords Hereditary Peers

Recent Public Statements

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

Bluesky
Many leaders from across business, faith, charities, sport and the media orgs in the UK have published a letter of solidarity for Jewish people in Britain, pledging ourselves and our organisations to be part of the whole of society effort needed to fight antisemitism. www.lbc.co.uk/article/jewi...
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Bluesky
The Israeli Government is abhorrent. But Jewish people are not the Israeli Government. No one murders Americans on the streets of London because Trump started a war against Iran and if they did 'progressives' wouldn't say 'perhaps they deserve it'
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Bluesky
15 years ago I joined Shelter to run their campaigns on private renting We didn’t even dream that a day like today could be possible
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Bluesky
Solar Power Portal: "March 2026 saw 27,000 new solar installations completed in the UK, the highest monthly deployment since 2012. "Across all deployment types (domestic rooftop, commercial and industrial and ground-mounted solar plants), the UK surpassed two million solar installations in March."
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Bluesky
Two Lambeth Green candidates arrested today.
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Bluesky
Subsidising energy consumption in the face of both a short-term supply shock and the long-term need to decarbonise. Bad for the economy, bad for the planet, bad for the world's poor. And *if* you favour a wealth tax (I am sceptical but there's a case) spending it on *this" is just idiotic.
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Bluesky
Government is exploring new stipulations for companies that get public money to house vulnerable people, PolHome understands A source told @matildamartin.bsky.social "nothing is off the table" as ministers look at how security at settings like hotels can improve after the 2022 Travelodge assault
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Bluesky
Horrendous - but neccessary - understanding of the impact bad temporary accomodation can have on our children. Linked to the deaths of 104 children over the past 6 years, 76 of them babies. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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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.

Winter Fuel Payment Cuts Absent / no vote
Almost 15% of people in East Thanet are in fuel poverty—significantly above the national average of 11.4%. That is thousands of my constituents who cannot afford for their energy bills to go up, but who, because of international events completely out of their control, are now fac …
Energy Security · 2026-05-19
Chagos Islands Sovereignty Absent / no vote
Starmer slams Trump: "Trump deployed words on Chagos yesterday that were different to his previous words of welcome and support when I met him in the White House... for the express purpose of putting pressure on me and Britain in relation to my values and principles on the futur …
Bluesky post · 2026-01-21

Expenses Breakdown

Total: £162,742. Rank: #802 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.

Staffing
£130,164
Office
£19,999
Accommodation
£10,983
Travel
£1,597

What They Actually Claimed For

Itemised IPSA claims for the 117 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £176,579. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.

28 items for review
  • £817 Single claim of £816.62 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 17/04/2025.
  • £1,550 Single claim of £1,550.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 15/10/2024.
  • £1,550 Single claim of £1,550.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 18/02/2025.
  • £1,550 Single claim of £1,550.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 19/11/2024.
  • £1,550 Single claim of £1,550.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 16/01/2025.
  • £1,550 Single claim of £1,550.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 18/03/2025.
  • £1,550 Single claim of £1,550.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 17/09/2024.
  • £1,550 Single claim of £1,550.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 17/12/2024.
  • £1,108 Single claim of £1,108.11 for Rail (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £2,500 Single claim of £2,500.00 for Bought-in services (Professional & consultancy) on 27/08/2024.
  • £584 Single claim of £584.45 for Business rates (Office Costs) on 22/01/2025.
  • £2,520 Single claim of £2,520.00 for Equipment - purchase (Other office equipment) on 16/04/2025.
  • £669 Single claim of £668.82 for Equipment - purchase (Office furniture) on 28/03/2025.
  • £1,798 Single claim of £1,797.98 for Equipment - purchase (Office furniture) on 17/01/2025.
  • £1,589 Single claim of £1,588.71 for Equipment - purchase (Office furniture) on 14/01/2025.
  • £3,000 Single claim of £3,000.00 for Pooled staffing services (Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)) on 07/02/2025.
  • £1,239 Single claim of £1,239.20 for Rent (Office Costs) on 04/02/2025.
  • £1,239 Single claim of £1,239.20 for Rent (Office Costs) on 22/01/2025.
  • £1,239 Single claim of £1,239.20 for Rent (Office Costs) on 09/01/2025.
  • £1,440 Single claim of £1,440.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 08/08/2024.
  • £600 Single claim of £600.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 08/08/2024.
  • £817 Single claim of £816.62 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 08/05/2025.
  • £1,368 Single claim of £1,368.07 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 20/07/2025.
  • £2,370 Single claim of £2,370.25 for Business rates (Office Costs) on 07/05/2025.
  • £1,239 Single claim of £1,239.20 for Service charge & ground Rent (Office Costs) on 14/04/2025.

Search the top 30 claims paid

Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £171,311

31/03/2025StaffingPayrollFY 24-25
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£125,734
29/10/2024StaffingBought-in servicesFY 24-25
Professional & consultancy0
£3,500
07/02/2025Office CostsPooled staffing servicesFY 24-25
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£3,000
16/04/2025Office CostsEquipment - purchaseFY 24-25
Other office equipment0
£2,520
27/08/2024Office CostsBought-in servicesFY 24-25
Professional & consultancy0
£2,500
07/05/2025Office CostsBusiness ratesFY 25-26
WWW.THANET.GOV.UK0
£2,370
07/10/2025Office CostsStationery & printingFY 25-26
Hard copy newsletter0
£2,300
17/01/2025Office CostsEquipment - purchaseFY 24-25
Office furniture0
£1,798
14/01/2025Office CostsEquipment - purchaseFY 24-25
Office furniture0
£1,589
15/10/2024AccommodationRentFY 24-25
0
£1,550
18/02/2025AccommodationRentFY 24-25
0
£1,550
19/11/2024AccommodationRentFY 24-25
0
£1,550
16/01/2025AccommodationRentFY 24-25
0
£1,550
18/03/2025AccommodationRentFY 24-25
0
£1,550
17/09/2024AccommodationRentFY 24-25
0
£1,550
17/12/2024AccommodationRentFY 24-25
0
£1,550
05/09/2025Office CostsSoftware & applicationsFY 25-26
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£1,476
08/08/2024Office CostsSoftware & applicationsFY 24-25
CW.MP annual fee0
£1,440
20/07/2025AccommodationCouncil taxFY 25-26
Council tax 2025 260
£1,368
04/02/2025Office CostsRentFY 24-25
0
£1,239

Year on year

FY 24-25 84 claims £162,742
FY 25-26 33 claims £13,837

Travel

£1,597 paid across 0 trips.

Accommodation

£13,571 paid across 0 nights.

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