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 Steve Witherden on Bluesky and gov.uk. Sourced directly from public APIs. No paraphrase, no editorialising.
I voted against the UC and PIP Bill this evening. I welcome tonight's concessions and want to see the positive elements of the bill implemented but there was simply too much uncertainty and too little notice. This is not how decisions impacting vulnerable people should be made.View post ↗
On BBC Radio Wales this morning, I welcomed the government listening to MP's deep concerns about welfare cuts, but said I couldn't support a bill that will now instead treat those who become disabled in the future differently to those already claiming PIP. I will be voting against on TuesdayView post ↗
The government has engineered itself into a state of wilful ignorance. It risks dismantling international humanitarian law to maintain its support for Israel. We are at a hinge moment in history: we can suspend arms exports to Israel, or risk being complicit in genocide. bit.ly/4mQaqREView post ↗
Tuesday night's meeting on tenant farms in Sarn was incredibly well attended, with easily over 150 concerned constituents, tenant farmers, and local elected representatives turning out. My contribution to the meeting is available to read on my website: bit.ly/4mB5oIoView post ↗
The government's plans to cut disability benefits are unconscionable and I will not vote for them. Here are the actions I have taken so far on behalf of constituents: stevewitherden.wales/2025/05/08/i...View post ↗
Tightening PIP eligibility criteria will pull the rug out from under disabled people across the country. These cuts will hit Wales particularly hard, and they will hit my constituents particularly hard too. Read my full speech here: bit.ly/3Z9UzTtView post ↗
There are 275,000 PIP recipients in Wales, more than 14% of the working age population. These cuts will hit us disproportionately hard and vulnerable people will be put at risk. The people of Wales did not vote for more austerity.View post ↗
I did not stand to become an MP to push hundreds, if not thousands, of my disabled constituents into poverty. I will not be voting to cut benefits for the most vulnerable. The government should do the right thing and drop the policy.View post ↗
16 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.
Scrapping the two-child limit is a clear win-win. It will improve the living standards of around 1.6 million children overnight and prevent hundreds of thousands more from being pushed into poverty in the years ahead, while also leading to better health, development, educational …Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill · 2026-02-03
I thank the hon. Member for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber (Brendan O’Hara) for laying out so powerfully the extent to which our Government have failed in their responsibilities to assess the serious risk of genocide, and our legal obligation to act under the genocide convention …Occupied Palestinian Territories: Genocide Risk Assessment · 2026-02-05
Last week, I went on BBC Wales Today to speak about the National Farmers Union’s meeting with the Treasury on the changes to Agricultural Property Relief. You can read the full interview here: bit.ly/4kdYcR9Bluesky post · 2025-02-24
Expenses Breakdown
Total: £141,271. Rank: #912 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.
What They Actually Claimed For
Itemised IPSA claims for the 90 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £156,896. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.
27 items for review
- £1,106 Single claim of £1,105.80 for Hotel - London (Accommodation) on 06/10/2024.
- £659 Single claim of £659.00 for Hotel - London (Accommodation) on 16/09/2024.
- £870 Single claim of £869.81 for Hotel - London (Accommodation) on 21/07/2024.
- £826 Single claim of £826.25 for Hotel - London (Accommodation) on 29/08/2024.
- £563 Single claim of £563.00 for Hotel - London (Accommodation) on 15/10/2024.
- £1,157 Single claim of £1,157.12 for Hotel - London (Accommodation) on 12/09/2024.
- £3,358 Single claim of £3,358.33 for Rent (Accommodation) on 18/02/2025.
- £3,358 Single claim of £3,358.33 for Rent (Accommodation) on 17/12/2024.
- £3,358 Single claim of £3,358.33 for Rent (Accommodation) on 14/01/2025.
- £3,358 Single claim of £3,358.33 for Rent (Accommodation) on 11/10/2024.
- £3,358 Single claim of £3,358.33 for Rent (Accommodation) on 18/03/2025.
- £3,358 Single claim of £3,358.33 for Rent (Accommodation) on 14/11/2024.
- £611 Single claim of £611.25 for Rail (Dependant Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £1,050 Single claim of £1,050.00 for Hotel - London (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £5,490 Single claim of £5,490.12 for Rail (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £1,908 Single claim of £1,908.00 for Advertising and contact cards (Office Costs) on 06/03/2025.
- £944 Single claim of £944.00 for Equipment - purchase (Other office equipment) on 13/03/2025.
- £1,250 Single claim of £1,250.00 for Pooled Staffing Services (Socialist Parliamentary Research Group (Labour)) on 31/03/2025.
- £2,300 Single claim of £2,300.00 for Pooled staffing services (Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)) on 21/03/2025.
- £600 Single claim of £600.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 26/02/2025.
- £1,469 Single claim of £1,469.00 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 25/04/2025.
- £519 Single claim of £518.76 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 12/06/2025.
- £1,908 Single claim of £1,908.00 for Advertising and contact cards (Office Costs) on 06/08/2025.
- £1,908 Single claim of £1,908.00 for Advertising and contact cards (Office Costs) on 25/06/2025.
- £4,717 Single claim of £4,716.90 for Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs (Office Costs) on 22/10/2025.
Search the top 30 claims paid
Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £152,632
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£99,704
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£5,490
New flooring to replace 1980s carpet tiles in Welshpool Office0
£4,717
0
£3,358
0
£3,358
0
£3,358
[***]Faster Payment Form - First Months Rent - [***]0
£3,358
0
£3,358
0
£3,358
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£2,300
Advertising for surgeries in local press0
£1,908
Payment for press advertisements for MP attendance at summer agricultural shows and surgeries. The press in inserts cover 6 ads plus 2 for free (due to a previous printing mistake by the press)0
£1,908
Advertising for Local Surgeries in the Press0
£1,908
WWW.WESTMINSTER.GOV.UK0
£1,469
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES [200011725-5342] [200011800-67]0
£1,306
Socialist Parliamentary Research Group (Labour)0
£1,250
[***] [200011725-863]4 nights
£1,157
[***] [200011725-882]4 nights
£1,106
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£1,050
Other office equipment0
£944
Year on year
FY 24-25 55 claims £141,361
FY 25-26 35 claims £15,535
Travel
£7,601 paid across 0 trips.
Accommodation
£27,402 paid across 23 nights.
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