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Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

Labour Party
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Suffolk Coastal
MP Since
4 July 2024 (2 years, 3 months)
Status
active
Constituency: Suffolk Coastal

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter represents Suffolk Coastal in the House of Commons, sitting as a Labour Party MP. They have served as the constituency's MP for 2 years, 3 months.

Pay & Expenses
£98,599
basic salary / year

This is the basic MP salary, set by IPSA and paid to all 650 MPs regardless of role.

£169,471
total expenses claimed, 2024-25
Staffing
£130,675
Office
£30,222
Accommodation
£0
Travel & Other
£8,574
Source: IPSA official expenses data. Covers parliamentary business costs only — staffing, office running costs, accommodation, and travel — not personal spending.
Declared Donations (5)
£36,500
total declared, since 2024 general election
Source: Electoral Commission official register, donations since the 2024 general election (4 July 2024) only. Donations are legally required to be declared if above the statutory threshold — this is not a complete record of all support an MP may receive.
Susan Clare Parsons
Individual · 23 Feb 2026 · Staff costs
£8,250
Anthony Trevor Langham
Individual · 23 Feb 2026 · Staff costs
£8,250
Countryside Alliance
Company · 17 Dec 2025 · Staff costs
£3,500
Susan Clare Parsons
Individual · 4 Aug 2025 · Staff costs
£8,250
Anthony Trevor Langham
Individual · 4 Aug 2025 · Staff costs
£8,250
Voting Record (most recent 15)
Source: official Commons Votes API, all divisions since the 2024 general election.
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5
2 Jun 2026 · Result: 170 Aye, 301 No (failed)
Voted No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6
2 Jun 2026 · Result: 99 Aye, 371 No (failed)
Voted No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2
2 Jun 2026 · Result: 171 Aye, 302 No (failed)
Voted No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13
2 Jun 2026 · Result: 80 Aye, 298 No (failed)
Voted No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
20 May 2026 · Result: 78 Aye, 408 No (failed)
Voted No
King's Speech Motion for an Address
20 May 2026 · Result: 307 Aye, 171 No (passed)
Voted Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
20 May 2026 · Result: 104 Aye, 317 No (failed)
Voted No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
20 May 2026 · Result: 104 Aye, 316 No (failed)
Voted No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
19 May 2026 · Result: 108 Aye, 323 No (failed)
Voted No
Privilege
28 Apr 2026 · Result: 223 Aye, 335 No (failed)
Voted No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
28 Apr 2026 · Result: 308 Aye, 81 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
28 Apr 2026 · Result: 304 Aye, 28 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V
28 Apr 2026 · Result: 335 Aye, 158 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
27 Apr 2026 · Result: 272 Aye, 64 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion
27 Apr 2026 · Result: 279 Aye, 176 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Recent Coverage (4)
Stories mentioning Jenny Riddell-Carpentertracked across NewsDeck's sources
‘I don't consider myself far-right!’ Kevin Hollinrake pokes fun at Labour minister’s rural Britain warning
Kevin Hollinrake has mocked a Labour minister's claim that an idyllic view of the British countryside was a “far-right fantasy”. Speaking t…
GB News·30 Sept· View coverage →
Labour minister who claimed visions of Britain's countryside with black labradors and warm ale in pubs were a 'far-Right fantasy' posted about her own rural idyll with photos of the breed... and pubs
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter told a meeting at the Labour party conference that she is kept awake by her fear the far-Right will use this suppose…
Daily Mail·29 Sept· View coverage →
‘Oh come on!’ Alex Armstrong presses Lucy Powell to address Labour minister’s ‘far right’ warning about rural Britain
Alex Armstrong has pressed Lucy Powell to respond to a Labour minister’s controversial warning the “far right” is creating a nostalgic visio…
GB News·29 Sept· View coverage →
Labour minister slammed for ‘sinister’ claim that idyllic vision of British countryside is a ‘far-right fantasy’
A Labour minister has been slammed for her “sinister” claim that the idea of Britain based on pubs, warm ale and black Labradors is a “far-r…
GB News·29 Sept· View coverage →