Liz Kendall
Labour Party
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Leicester West
MP Since
6 May 2010 (16 years, 2 months)
Role
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Status
active
Constituency: Leicester West
Liz Kendall represents Leicester West in the House of Commons, sitting as a Labour Party MP. They have served as the constituency's MP for 16 years, 2 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. Additional salary for Cabinet, Shadow Cabinet, or committee roles is not yet shown here — those figures require careful verification against primary IPSA and Ministerial Salaries documents before publishing.
£242,653
total expenses claimed, 2024-25
Staffing
£208,768
Office
£22,901
Accommodation
£0
Travel & Other
£10,984
Source: IPSA official expenses data. Covers parliamentary business costs only — staffing, office running costs, accommodation, and travel — not personal spending.
Declared Affiliations
Source: List of Ministers' Interests (gov.uk). Only government ministers appear in this register — this is not tracked for all 650 MPs.
Labour Friends of Israel
Progressive Britain
GMB
Voting Record (most recent 15)
Source: official Commons Votes API, all divisions since the 2024 general election.
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026
3 Jun 2026 · Result: 302 Aye, 155 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
21 May 2026 · Result: 68 Aye, 242 No (failed)
Voted No
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 (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 (p)
20 May 2026 · Result: 104 Aye, 316 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
Privilege
28 Apr 2026 · Result: 223 Aye, 335 No (failed)
Voted No
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f)
27 Apr 2026 · Result: 279 Aye, 164 No (passed)
Voted Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123
27 Apr 2026 · Result: 271 Aye, 171 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
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C
27 Apr 2026 · Result: 269 Aye, 170 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Recent Coverage (8)
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BREAKING: Liz Kendall Sacked as Technology Secretary
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Guido Fawkes·20 Jul· View coverage →
Is Andy Burnham about to put Rachel Reeves in charge of the UK's defence budget?
Westminster is becalmed today before the drama of Sir Keir Starmer leaving 10 Downing Street tomorrow, to be replaced by Andy Burnham as our…
GB News·19 Jul· View coverage →
Teenagers face block on overnight access and addictive social media features
Liz Kendall said infinite scrolling - where a user's feed continuously loads - will be switched off for 16 and 17-year-olds group, while ove…
Mirror News·14 Jul· View coverage →
Government accelerates social media crackdown with midnight curfews
Teenagers will face a default midnight social media curfew and stripped-back social media feeds under the government’s latest crackdown on a…
City AM·14 Jul· View coverage →
‘The problems didn’t begin with John Edwards’: Pressure grows for wider data watchdog overhaul
John Edwards’ resignation was meant to draw a line under the workplace misconduct scandal that engulfed Britain’s data watchdog. Instead, it…
City AM·9 Jul· View coverage →
Labour to take on rich tech bros as top minister vows to champion women in sector
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said people see tech benefitting 'a few very, very powerful, wealthy individuals' as Silicon Valley tech br…
Mirror News·4 Jul· View coverage →
Bridget Phillipson and Liz Kendall confront Kemi Badenoch after 'spiteful' PMQs attack
Bridget Phillipson and Liz Kendall confronted Kemi Badenoch after the Tory leader branded the Education Secretary a 'spiteful class warrior'…
Mirror News·24 Jun· View coverage →
Labour cabinet minister welcomes Information Commissioner's resignation over 'vulgar and highly sexualised language'
Labour tech secretary Liz Kendall has revealed she has seen evidence of the 'vulgar and highly sexualised language' used by Information Comm…
Daily Mail·19 Jun· View coverage →