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Sam Rushworth

Labour MP for Bishop Auckland

Elected 2024-07-04

Constituency outline of Bishop Auckland with neighbours greyed
Bishop Auckland
£212.0K Expenses claimed · rank #417 of 650
£5.0K Donations received
3 Declared interests
0 Red flags

How They Voted

VOTED FOR Employer National Insurance Increase
VOTED AGAINST VAT on Private Schools
VOTED FOR Illegal Migration Act Repeal
VOTED AGAINST Assisted Dying Bill
VOTED FOR Water Company Regulation
VOTED FOR House of Lords Hereditary Peers
VOTED AGAINST Defence Spending 2.5% GDP

Said One Thing, Voted Another?

Verbatim Hansard contributions placed beside how this MP actually voted. See the full Lie Detector for methodology.

VAT on Private Schools Voted AGAINST
I have come here today to speak on behalf of the children and young people in my Bishop Auckland constituency. I recently spent half a day at an independent school in my constituency, where I spoke with the students, and I have also hosted them here in Parliament. I found them th …
VAT: Independent Schools · 2024-10-08

Expenses Breakdown

Total: £212,044. Rank: #417 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.

Staffing
£149,077
Office
£23,470
Accommodation
£28,061
Travel
£11,261

What They Actually Claimed For

Itemised IPSA claims for the 271 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £239,027. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.

41 items for review
  • £1,300 Single claim of £1,300.00 for Hotel - London (Accommodation) on 21/07/2024.
  • £3,400 Single claim of £3,400.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 11/03/2025.
  • £3,400 Single claim of £3,400.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 10/12/2024.
  • £3,400 Single claim of £3,400.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 10/10/2024.
  • £3,400 Single claim of £3,400.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 12/08/2024.
  • £3,400 Single claim of £3,400.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 09/01/2025.
  • £3,400 Single claim of £3,400.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 11/02/2025.
  • £3,400 Single claim of £3,400.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 10/09/2024.
  • £3,400 Single claim of £3,400.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 12/11/2024.
  • £1,098 Single claim of £1,098.30 for Rail (Dependant Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £780 Single claim of £780.00 for Hotel - London (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £4,988 Single claim of £4,988.19 for Rail (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £733 Single claim of £732.99 for Equipment - purchase (Office furniture) on 06/03/2025.
  • £3,524 Single claim of £3,523.62 for Equipment - purchase (Other office equipment) on 19/03/2025.
  • £980 Single claim of £980.00 for Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs (Office Costs) on 18/02/2025.
  • £999 Single claim of £999.00 for Mobile telephone - equipment purchase (Office Costs) on 02/10/2024.
  • £985 Single claim of £985.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 01/04/2025.
  • £842 Single claim of £841.97 for Rent (Office Costs) on 30/01/2025.
  • £985 Single claim of £985.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 04/03/2025.
  • £2,640 Single claim of £2,640.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 02/12/2024.
  • £600 Single claim of £600.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 26/09/2024.
  • £1,440 Single claim of £1,440.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 26/09/2024.
  • £1,356 Single claim of £1,356.00 for Hotel - London (Staff Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £1,916 Single claim of £1,915.72 for Rail (Staff Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £707 Single claim of £706.98 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 14/02/2025.

Search the top 30 claims paid

Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £209,733

31/03/2025StaffingPayrollFY 24-25
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£145,529
31/03/2025MP TravelRailFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£4,988
19/03/2025Office CostsEquipment - purchaseFY 24-25
Other office equipment0
£3,524
11/03/2025AccommodationRentFY 24-25
0
£3,400
10/12/2024AccommodationRentFY 24-25
0
£3,400
10/10/2024AccommodationRentFY 24-25
0
£3,400
12/08/2024AccommodationRentFY 24-25
First rent [***] - rental period 09/08/2024 - 08/09/20240
£3,400
09/01/2025AccommodationRentFY 24-25
0
£3,400
11/02/2025AccommodationRentFY 24-25
0
£3,400
10/09/2024AccommodationRentFY 24-25
0
£3,400
12/11/2024AccommodationRentFY 24-25
0
£3,400
03/10/2024StaffingPooled staffing servicesFY 24-25
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£3,000
02/12/2024Office CostsRentFY 24-25
[***] - 22 Weeks Rent0
£2,640
07/04/2025Office CostsWebsite hosting and designFY 25-26
CAUSEWAYCREATIVE.CO.UK0
£2,600
31/03/2025Staff TravelRailFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£1,916
17/12/2025StaffingBought-in servicesFY 25-26
Professional & consultancy0
£1,750
06/05/2025Office CostsMaintenance, Redecorations & RepairsFY 25-26
Window wrap for office windows0
£1,560
15/07/2025Office CostsSoftware & applicationsFY 25-26
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£1,476
26/09/2024Office CostsSoftware & applicationsFY 24-25
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£1,440
31/03/2025Staff TravelHotel - LondonFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-259 nights
£1,356

Year on year

FY 24-25 195 claims £212,170
FY 25-26 76 claims £26,857

Travel

£11,261 paid across 0 trips.

Accommodation

£33,646 paid across 7 nights.

Donations Received

Total: £5,000 from 1 donation(s). Source: Electoral Commission.

Labour Together £5,000 2024-04-04

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