How They Voted
VOTED FOR Employer National Insurance Increase
VOTED AGAINST VAT on Private Schools
VOTED FOR Water Company Regulation
VOTED FOR House of Lords Hereditary Peers
Recent Public Statements
Latest verbatim posts and speeches from Ruth Jones on Bluesky and gov.uk. Sourced directly from public APIs. No paraphrase, no editorialising.
Thank you to all of the incredible speakers who shared crucial insight and spoke out in support of cracking down on wildlife crime. @ruthjoneslabour.bsky.social, @dom70.bsky.social, @naturewatch.org & Born Free. #AnimalsMatter and they deserve to be protected from criminals.View post ↗
#Live from the Labour Animal Welfare Society event: animal champion @ruthjoneslabour.bsky.social is calling for Government to get on with progressing her Bill on fur. Right now, animals are suffering as part of the global fur trade, putting public heath at risk. It’s time for a #FurFreeBritain! 🦊View post ↗
This is heartbreaking, Hefin was a great colleague, always a team player and hugely collegiate. My thoughts are with his family at this difficult time.View post ↗
Today I have written to the Foreign Secretary David Lammy expressing my concerns over the current humanitarian crisis in Gaza.View post ↗
Tonight at 8pm, in just over an hour, the Wales Women's Football Team will take on France in the UEFA Women's EURO 2025. My fellow Welsh MPs gathered in Westminster today to wish them the best of luck and I'll certainly be glued to the score throughout.View post ↗
Yesterday, thanks to the Government's intervention, I voted for the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill at its Second Reading. Please see my statement below.View post ↗
I am one of over 100 Labour MPs that have signed this amendment to the UC & PIP Bill. Reform to the benefits system is urgently needed, but I cannot support this Bill as it stands. It should be given further time for consideration, and disabled people and charities must be properly consulted on it.View post ↗
Yes I do! Good article by the BBC on making us a #FurFreeBritain www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...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.
As you will be aware, Mr Speaker, the Welsh Affairs Committee recently published its report on farming in Wales. We welcome the Government’s reforms to inheritance tax, but call for further work on the impacts of the change on Welsh family farms to protect our culture, language a …Family Farms · 2026-03-04
I do not disagree with the right hon. Lady, because we absolutely need to make sure that our prices are fair. That means looking across Wales as a whole, but also benefiting from the renewables that we know Wales has in abundance. The energy independence Bill is a decisive step, …Debate on the Address · 2026-05-13
My experience of working in the NHS is a core part of why I’ll be voting against the assisted dying Bill in Parliament today.Bluesky post · 2024-11-29
Expenses Breakdown
Total: £296,369. Rank: #86 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.
What They Actually Claimed For
Itemised IPSA claims for the 337 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £600,939. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.
56 items for review
- £811 Single claim of £810.97 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 25/04/2024.
- £23,400 Single claim of £23,400.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 31/03/2025.
- £555 Single claim of £555.45 for Air travel (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £2,699 Single claim of £2,698.80 for Rail (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £575 Single claim of £575.00 for Removals (Miscellaneous) on 22/10/2024.
- £575 Single claim of £575.00 for Removals (Miscellaneous) on 01/11/2024.
- £1,640 Single claim of £1,640.00 for Bought-in services (Professional & consultancy) on 19/12/2024.
- £2,848 Single claim of £2,848.11 for Business rates (Office Costs) on 09/04/2025.
- £1,400 Single claim of £1,400.00 for Cleaning services (Office Costs) on 07/11/2024.
- £2,640 Single claim of £2,640.00 for Equipment - purchase (Other office equipment) on 07/03/2025.
- £1,056 Single claim of £1,056.00 for Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs (Office Costs) on 14/03/2025.
- £2,640 Single claim of £2,640.00 for Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs (Office Costs) on 07/03/2025.
- £4,600 Single claim of £4,600.00 for Pooled staffing services (Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)) on 12/04/2024.
- £12,265 Single claim of £12,264.79 for Rent (Office Costs) on 31/03/2025.
- £720 Single claim of £720.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 15/04/2024.
- £531 Single claim of £530.71 for Utilities (Electricity) on 05/03/2025.
- £998 Single claim of £997.63 for Air travel (Staff Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £1,267 Single claim of £1,266.78 for Rail (Staff Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £760 Single claim of £759.99 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 24/05/2023.
- £1,950 Single claim of £1,950.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 05/03/2024.
- £1,842 Single claim of £1,841.67 for Rent (Accommodation) on 05/12/2023.
- £1,842 Single claim of £1,841.67 for Rent (Accommodation) on 05/09/2023.
- £1,842 Single claim of £1,841.67 for Rent (Accommodation) on 05/01/2024.
- £1,842 Single claim of £1,841.67 for Rent (Accommodation) on 01/11/2023.
- £1,842 Single claim of £1,841.67 for Rent (Accommodation) on 01/08/2023.
Search the top 30 claims paid
Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £548,394
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2023-24 year0
£231,053
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£227,212
Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-250
£23,400
Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-250
£12,265
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£4,600
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£4,500
CCBC - ONLINE PAYMENT [200011798-515]0
£2,848
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£2,699
Other office equipment0
£2,640
Heating for Office0
£2,640
Aggregated figure for travel during 2023-240
£2,087
Aggregated figure for travel during 2023-240
£2,077
0
£1,950
0
£1,950
0
£1,842
0
£1,842
0
£1,842
0
£1,842
0
£1,842
0
£1,842
Year on year
FY 23-24 143 claims £287,772
FY 24-25 146 claims £299,596
FY 25-26 48 claims £13,571
Travel
£12,415 paid across 0 trips.
Accommodation
£50,375 paid across 1 night.
Donations Received
Total: £10,155 from 3 donation(s). Source: Electoral Commission.
Labour Animal Welfare Society £3,810 2024-04-03
Labour Animal Welfare Society £3,250 2024-03-11
Labour Animal Welfare Society £3,095 2024-02-21
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