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 Dr Simon Opher on Bluesky and gov.uk. Sourced directly from public APIs. No paraphrase, no editorialising.
100 cross-party MPs have joined me in writing to the Government, calling for the UK to urgently reopen and scale up medical evacuations for critically ill children in Gaza. We cannot ignore the scale of suffering. Our country has the moral responsibility to help.View post ↗
A healthy democracy relies on citizens being able to make informed choices. The level of net migration is 82% down on what it was five years ago, yet half of the public believe this number is going up. We need to take a serious look at the impact media are having on the spread of misinformation.View post ↗
This is Bingo, quite possibly the most cheerful Big Issue seller in the world. This week’s edition focuses on creative health and includes an in-conversation feature with me. I’d really recommend picking up a copy - if only to see the brilliant cover artwork by David Shrigley up close.View post ↗
Tomorrow is the biggest day of the year for us backbenchers in Parliament - it's the Private Members' Bill ballot. If you had the opportunity to propose a new law, what would it be? Let me know in the comments or pop me an email via Simon.Opher.MP@parliament.ukView post ↗
It’s really good news that inflation has dropped back to 2.8% However, the war continues to destabilise the world economy. While I understand the government’s decision to loosen sanctions on Russian oil to try and help mitigate this, it is morally the wrong decision. We should stand by Ukraine.View post ↗
I’ve had the pleasure of attending screenings of the National Emergency Briefing both in London in Stroud. It’s something everyone should see. That’s why I’m backing a motion in Parliament calling for a prime-time televised emergency briefing across the main channels.View post ↗
Andy is right. Privatisation is a failed experiment. Billions have been divvied out to shareholders, while services get worse and bill payers are asked to pay the price for the failure of CEOs. We need to put our utilities back into public hands so they are run in the interests of people.View post ↗
Thought this was @andyburnham.bsky.social for a moment. Fever dream.View post ↗
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Said One Thing, Voted Another?
Verbatim Hansard contributions placed beside how this MP actually voted. See the full Lie Detector for methodology.
- How a small minority of peers can be prevented from using procedural devices to frustrate the will of the elected House of Commons on legislation like the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill; (3/4)Bluesky post · 2026-03-14
I've recently launched a new All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) looking at House of Lords reform. It's a cross-party effort to propose radical reforms. (1/4)Bluesky post · 2026-03-14
Expenses Breakdown
Total: £204,255. Rank: #463 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.
What They Actually Claimed For
Itemised IPSA claims for the 233 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £229,619. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.
25 items for review
- £886 Single claim of £885.76 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 01/11/2024.
- £18,093 Single claim of £18,093.31 for Rent (Accommodation) on 31/03/2025.
- £2,676 Single claim of £2,676.25 for Rail (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £1,274 Single claim of £1,273.62 for Equipment - purchase (Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories) on 15/01/2025.
- £2,550 Single claim of £2,549.71 for Equipment - purchase (Other office equipment) on 24/02/2025.
- £623 Single claim of £622.91 for Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase (Landline & internet package) on 31/10/2024.
- £3,750 Single claim of £3,750.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 29/10/2024.
- £1,875 Single claim of £1,875.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 06/01/2025.
- £600 Single claim of £600.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 24/07/2024.
- £994 Single claim of £994.19 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 24/07/2024.
- £668 Single claim of £667.78 for Stationery & printing (Office Costs) on 11/04/2025.
- £668 Single claim of £667.78 for Stationery & printing (Office Costs) on 22/01/2025.
- £1,545 Single claim of £1,545.36 for Stationery & printing (Office Costs) on 28/08/2024.
- £1,658 Single claim of £1,657.73 for Stationery & printing (Office Costs) on 28/08/2024.
- £769 Single claim of £768.92 for Stationery & printing (Office Costs) on 22/01/2025.
- £1,052 Single claim of £1,051.73 for Utilities (Dual Fuel) on 17/02/2025.
- £5,502 Single claim of £5,502.25 for Rail (Staff Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £1,469 Single claim of £1,469.26 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 07/05/2025.
- £2,549 Single claim of £2,548.80 for Equipment - purchase (Other office equipment) on 03/11/2025.
- £1,152 Single claim of £1,151.98 for Equipment - purchase (Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories) on 10/06/2025.
- £4,162 Single claim of £4,161.60 for Postage & couriers (Office Costs) on 19/11/2025.
- £1,476 Single claim of £1,476.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 16/06/2025.
- £697 Single claim of £697.34 for Stationery & printing (Office Costs) on 04/09/2025.
- £3,327 Single claim of £3,326.84 for Stationery & printing (Office Costs) on 25/11/2025.
- £526 Single claim of £525.92 for Utilities (Dual Fuel) on 15/08/2025.
Search the top 30 claims paid
Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £206,856
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£143,814
Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-250
£18,093
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£5,502
SQ DEXTERITY MARKETIN0
£4,162
[***] - First 2 Quarters Rent0
£3,750
WHEATLEY PRINTERS LIMI0
£3,327
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£2,676
Other office equipment0
£2,550
Other office equipment0
£2,549
0
£1,875
Banner October 20240
£1,658
Banner October 20240
£1,545
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£1,476
Flat in London0
£1,469
Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories0
£1,274
Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories0
£1,152
Dual Fuel0
£1,052
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES [200011799-56]0
£994
TIDAL TRAINING LTD0
£990
WWW.WESTMINSTER.GOV.UK0
£886
Year on year
FY 24-25 176 claims £203,790
FY 25-26 57 claims £25,830
Travel
£8,877 paid across 0 trips.
Accommodation
£20,820 paid across 0 nights.
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