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.
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.View post ↗
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...View post ↗
Victims of domestic abuse should not have to choose between their safety and wages ✍️ @umakumaran.bsky.socialView post ↗
Watch my full speech here: t.co/mHxVDvi6O7View post ↗
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…View post ↗
💕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…View post ↗
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 #ukriversView post ↗
@umakumaran.bsky.social underscored the importance of climate leadership and the fact that the UK’s key growth areas are in renewable energy.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.
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 StrategyBluesky post · 2024-12-04
Expenses Breakdown
Total: £213,620. Rank: #403 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.
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
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£188,761
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£3,000
0
£2,160
0
£2,160
0
£2,160
0
£2,160
[***] - rent for 5 - 31 December 20240
£1,917
Distribution of Member of Parliament Annual Report in constituency0
£1,872
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£1,476
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£1,440
JOGPOST0
£1,107
Printing of Annual Report0
£957
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£600
Other office equipment0
£599
PARLI-TRAINING0
£439
DL Constituency Contact Flyers0
£414
SIM Free iPhone SE 5G 64GB Mobile Phone - Midnight0
£379
0
£340
0
£340
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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