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Uma Kumaran

Labour MP for Stratford and Bow

Elected 2024-07-04

Constituency outline of Stratford and Bow with neighbours greyed
Stratford and Bow
£213.6K Expenses claimed · rank #403 of 650
£0 Donations received
4 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

Recent Public Statements

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

Bluesky
You can't fake connection. See the joy our Rights Experience Advocacy Change team felt meeting @umakumaran.bsky.social. She shared her family history of seeking safety, and her vision of voice, change and representation for families like ours. Thank you Uma, a one-woman inspiration.
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Bluesky
Eight long years and still thousands of people in Stratford and Bow are trapped in homes with dangerous cladding I spoke to the Mirror about the the devastating impact to people’s lives and futures This Government must deliver where the last Government failed www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Bluesky
Victims of domestic abuse should not have to choose between their safety and wages ✍️ @umakumaran.bsky.social
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Bluesky
Watch my full speech here: t.co/mHxVDvi6O7
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Bluesky
This week I began to share my experiences from a deeply moving Foreign Affairs visit to the Occupied Palestinian Territories and West Bank There’s so much more to say – I return determined to redouble efforts for peace and to be a voice for the things I have seen independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…
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Bluesky
💕Happy Valentine’s day! 🤳🏿Social media can be a place filled with love and content to give you all the feels. But we all know, it has a darker side with hateful content. 🥰My Stylist Magazine tip: protect your mind and seek the positivity - and bluesky has lots of it! stylist.co.uk/fitness-health…
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Bluesky
Thanks to new Waterways APPG Co-Chair @umakumaran.bsky.social for raising this question about the 9 River Walks pledged in Labour's manifesto. Opening new walking routes along our rivers would be great but if they're shared paths that also support active travel, even better! 🚴‍♀️ #ukcanals #ukrivers
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Bluesky
@umakumaran.bsky.social underscored the importance of climate leadership and the fact that the UK’s key growth areas are in renewable energy.
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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.

Two-Child Benefit Cap Absent / no vote
Really pleased to have asked this question, and that the Minister has responded so positively Every child - including migrant children - will be considered in the Government’s Child Poverty Strategy
Bluesky post · 2024-12-04

Expenses Breakdown

Total: £213,620. Rank: #403 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.

Staffing
£189,721
Office
£23,899

What They Actually Claimed For

Itemised IPSA claims for the 221 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £220,213. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.

15 items for review
  • £45 Description / details contain MP's surname on 21/02/2025: ""
  • £55 Description / details contain MP's surname on 21/02/2025: ""
  • £599 Single claim of £599.00 for Equipment - purchase (Other office equipment) on 27/11/2024.
  • £3,000 Single claim of £3,000.00 for Pooled staffing services (Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)) on 03/10/2024.
  • £2,160 Single claim of £2,160.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 01/04/2025.
  • £2,160 Single claim of £2,160.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 06/01/2025.
  • £2,160 Single claim of £2,160.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 04/02/2025.
  • £1,917 Single claim of £1,917.43 for Rent (Office Costs) on 29/11/2024.
  • £2,160 Single claim of £2,160.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 04/03/2025.
  • £1,440 Single claim of £1,440.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 27/08/2024.
  • £600 Single claim of £600.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 27/08/2024.
  • £1,107 Single claim of £1,107.00 for Postage & couriers (Office Costs) on 23/07/2025.
  • £1,872 Single claim of £1,872.00 for Postage & couriers (Office Costs) on 23/07/2025.
  • £1,476 Single claim of £1,476.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 15/06/2025.
  • £957 Single claim of £956.98 for Stationery & printing (Office Costs) on 08/08/2025.

Search the top 30 claims paid

Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £215,045

31/03/2025StaffingPayrollFY 24-25
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£188,761
03/10/2024Office CostsPooled staffing servicesFY 24-25
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£3,000
01/04/2025Office CostsRentFY 24-25
0
£2,160
06/01/2025Office CostsRentFY 24-25
0
£2,160
04/02/2025Office CostsRentFY 24-25
0
£2,160
04/03/2025Office CostsRentFY 24-25
0
£2,160
29/11/2024Office CostsRentFY 24-25
[***] - rent for 5 - 31 December 20240
£1,917
23/07/2025Office CostsPostage & couriersFY 25-26
Distribution of Member of Parliament Annual Report in constituency0
£1,872
15/06/2025Office CostsSoftware & applicationsFY 25-26
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£1,476
27/08/2024Office CostsSoftware & applicationsFY 24-25
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£1,440
23/07/2025Office CostsPostage & couriersFY 25-26
JOGPOST0
£1,107
08/08/2025Office CostsStationery & printingFY 25-26
Printing of Annual Report0
£957
27/08/2024Office CostsSoftware & applicationsFY 24-25
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£600
27/11/2024Office CostsEquipment - purchaseFY 24-25
Other office equipment0
£599
29/08/2024Office CostsTraining - staffFY 24-25
PARLI-TRAINING0
£439
06/03/2025Office CostsAdvertising and contact cardsFY 24-25
DL Constituency Contact Flyers0
£414
19/11/2024Office CostsMobile telephone - equipment purchaseFY 24-25
SIM Free iPhone SE 5G 64GB Mobile Phone - Midnight0
£379
09/12/2024Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeriesFY 24-25
0
£340
17/12/2024Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeriesFY 24-25
0
£340
11/04/2025Office CostsStationery & printingFY 24-25
XMA March 20250
£334

Year on year

FY 24-25 208 claims £213,620
FY 25-26 13 claims £6,593

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