Mike Tapp
Labour Party
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Dover and Deal
MP Since
4 July 2024 (2 years)
Role
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
Status
active
Constituency: Dover and Deal
Mike Tapp represents Dover and Deal in the House of Commons, sitting as a Labour Party MP. They have served as the constituency's MP for 2 years.
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.
£170,028
total expenses claimed, 2024-25
Staffing
£155,859
Office
£10,075
Accommodation
£0
Travel & Other
£4,094
Source: IPSA official expenses data. Covers parliamentary business costs only — staffing, office running costs, accommodation, and travel — not personal spending.
Declared Donations (1)
£2,909.81
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.
Progressive Policy Institute
Other · 18 Aug 2024
£2,909.81
Voting Record (most recent 15)
Source: official Commons Votes API, all divisions since the 2024 general election.
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13
17 Jun 2026 · Result: 135 Aye, 258 No (failed)
Voted No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
17 Jun 2026 · Result: 144 Aye, 244 No (failed)
Voted No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion
17 Jun 2026 · Result: 233 Aye, 94 No (passed)
Voted Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3
17 Jun 2026 · Result: 85 Aye, 317 No (failed)
Voted No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8
17 Jun 2026 · Result: 143 Aye, 249 No (failed)
Voted No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3
16 Jun 2026 · Result: 162 Aye, 246 No (failed)
Voted No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
16 Jun 2026 · Result: 262 Aye, 86 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading
10 Jun 2026 · Result: 278 Aye, 149 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143
10 Jun 2026 · Result: 167 Aye, 266 No (failed)
Voted No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148
10 Jun 2026 · Result: 155 Aye, 279 No (failed)
Voted No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12
9 Jun 2026 · Result: 94 Aye, 297 No (failed)
Voted No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4
9 Jun 2026 · Result: 157 Aye, 287 No (failed)
Voted No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20
9 Jun 2026 · Result: 90 Aye, 290 No (failed)
Voted No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026
9 Jun 2026 · Result: 356 Aye, 86 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026
3 Jun 2026 · Result: 302 Aye, 155 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Recent Coverage (17)
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Mike Tapp leaves role as migration minister weeks after Mahmood row
‘For me, service has always meant putting the country first, and I’m proud to have approached the role with that principle at its heart,’ Mr…
The Independent·22 Jul· View coverage →
Labour civil war erupts as junior minister savages his boss over immigration
Immigration minister Mike Tapp still needs Shabana Mahmood's permission to access documents relevant to his own brief, the Daily Express und…
Express Politics·29 Jun· View coverage →
Doubling leave to remain timeframe for UK care workers ‘cruel’, say campaigners
Experts and activists back Mike Tapp’s proposal for care worker exclusion that led to row with Shabana Mahmood
Doubling the leave to remain …
Guardian Politics·29 Jun· View coverage →
Downing Street slaps down Shabana Mahmood as Labour civil war explodes
The Home Secretary earlier barred Immigration Minister Mike Tapp from receiving Government documents or having official meetings unless she …
Express Politics·26 Jun· View coverage →
Who is Mike Tapp? The controversial minister at the centre of a political row over immigration
The immigration minister has often caused a stir on social media
The Independent·26 Jun· View coverage →
Furious Shabana Mahmood bans minister from Home Office meetings and documents - as Starmer refuses to sack his loyalist over 'leak'
Shabana Mahmood has insisted Mike Tapp now needs specific approval to participate in departmental business after the PM ignored her demands …
Daily Mail·26 Jun· View coverage →
Minister says he ‘won’t be intimidated’ by home secretary as public row escalates
Shabana Mahmood has demanded Mike Tapp be sacked over call for care worker exemption to migration rules
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Guardian Politics·26 Jun· View coverage →
Shabana Mahmood locked in explosive stand-off as minister hits back 'stay classy'
Home Secretary Ms Mahmood dramatically called for Mike Tapp to be sacked after he penned an article demanding her immigration rules are wate…
Mirror News·26 Jun· View coverage →
Mike Tapp fires back from California wedding after Mahmood demands sacking
Migration minister Mike Tapp has fired back from a California wedding after Shabana Mahmood demanded Starmer sack him over his immigration c…
Express Politics·26 Jun· View coverage →
Britons 'will be forced to read woke lefty news' under Labour plans to promote 'trusted sources'
Labour's plans to force social media platforms to promote "trusted and accurate" news outlets such as the BBC has sparked concerns they may…
GB News·26 Jun· View coverage →
Home Office left in chaos as Keir Starmer refuses to sack junior minister who Shabana Mahmood has accused of disloyalty
The Home Secretary asked the PM to sack Mike Tapp over an article in which he called for foreign care workers to be excused from her latest …
Daily Mail·25 Jun· View coverage →
Mike Tapp scolded after attempting to 'undermine' Shabana Mahmood: 'Aligned with the soft Left!'
Mike Tapp has been lambasted for his attempt to "undermine" Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, and has been accused of "aligning with the soft …
GB News·25 Jun· View coverage →
Labour has chaos, confusion, dither and a constitutional mini crisis all brewing up at once, says Jacob Rees-Mogg
Well, they say treason doth never prosper for when it doth none dare call it treason.
And this all seemed to be going swimmingly for the La…
GB News·25 Jun· View coverage →
Starmer and home secretary in row over minister's future
Shabana Mahmood believes Mike Tapp should be sacked for writing an article but No 10 say he remains in post.
BBC Politics·25 Jun· View coverage →
Mahmood in standoff with Starmer over sacking of her junior minister
No 10 refused demand to immediately remove immigration minister over breach of ministerial code
Shabana Mahmood is locked in an extraordinar…
Guardian Politics·25 Jun· View coverage →
Shabana Mahmood demands Keir Starmer sacks minister setting up clash with No10
Shabana Mahmood has asked the Prime Minister to sack one of her ministers, Mike Tapp, after he wrote an article without her knowledge callin…
Mirror News·25 Jun· View coverage →
Keir Starmer congratulates victorious Andy Burnham - just as he prepares to fight for his job
Sir Keir Starmer has congratulated Andy Burnham on last night's by-election victory - just as Mr Burnham prepares his bid to take the Prime …
GB News·18 Jun· View coverage →