Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative Party
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North West Essex
MP Since
8 June 2017 (9 years, 1 month)
Role
Leader of HM Official Opposition
Status
active
Constituency: North West Essex
Mrs Kemi Badenoch represents North West Essex in the House of Commons, sitting as a Conservative Party MP. They have served as the constituency's MP for 9 years, 1 month.
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.
£244,266
total expenses claimed, 2024-25
Staffing
£228,046
Office
£11,991
Accommodation
£0
Travel & Other
£4,229
Source: IPSA official expenses data. Covers parliamentary business costs only — staffing, office running costs, accommodation, and travel — not personal spending.
Declared Donations (59)
£793,291.91
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.
Giles Davies
Individual · 12 Mar 2026 · Other
£10,000
RNIE Group LTD
Company · 9 Feb 2026 · Other
£10,000
James Mellon
Individual · 27 Jan 2026 · Other
£10,000
Watt Trading Ltd
Company · 9 Jan 2026 · Other
£10,000
Hoover Institution
Other · 17 Oct 2025
£27,479.96
J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited
Company · 6 Jun 2025
£150,000
Lord Andrew Roberts
Individual · 27 Jan 2025
£10,000
S Wernick & Sons (Holdings) Ltd
Company · 26 Oct 2024
£2,500
Flowidea
Company · 26 Oct 2024
£10,000
Philip Witheridge
Individual · 22 Oct 2024
£10,000
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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 No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2
2 Jun 2026 · Result: 171 Aye, 302 No (failed)
Voted Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
20 May 2026 · Result: 104 Aye, 317 No (failed)
Voted Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
19 May 2026 · Result: 108 Aye, 323 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Privilege
28 Apr 2026 · Result: 223 Aye, 335 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion
27 Apr 2026 · Result: 279 Aye, 176 No (passed)
Voted No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
22 Apr 2026 · Result: 260 Aye, 161 No (passed)
Voted No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38
15 Apr 2026 · Result: 256 Aye, 150 No (passed)
Voted No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26
15 Apr 2026 · Result: 269 Aye, 162 No (passed)
Voted No
Opposition Day: Defence
24 Mar 2026 · Result: 98 Aye, 306 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Opposition Day: Oil and gas
24 Mar 2026 · Result: 108 Aye, 297 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty
18 Mar 2026 · Result: 103 Aye, 259 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
18 Mar 2026 · Result: 368 Aye, 107 No (passed)
Voted No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
11 Mar 2026 · Result: 175 Aye, 292 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
11 Mar 2026 · Result: 292 Aye, 161 No (passed)
Voted No
Recent Coverage (20)
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Hull funeral home victim fears 'monster' director could be eligible for early prison release
One of the Hull funeral home victims fears the “monster” funeral director could be eligible for Labour’s early prison release scheme.
Tracey…
GB News·28 Jul· View coverage →
Sexual abuse victims ‘exhausted’ by fears over early release scheme
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch sat alongside campaigners as she called for emergency laws to ensure abusers are not released early.
Evening Standard·28 Jul· View coverage →
Badenoch warns nimbys: Let prisons be built near your homes
‘If everybody says “no prison near me”, we won’t get these built’, Kemi Badenoch warned
The Independent·28 Jul· View coverage →
Sexual abuse victims ‘exhausted’ by fears over early release scheme
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch sat alongside campaigners as she called for emergency laws to ensure abusers are not released early.
Evening Standard·28 Jul· View coverage →
Kemi Badenoch tells Zack Polanski and Nigel Farage to spend less time online
Tory leader tells Green and Reform counterparts to get off social media and talk to real people amid latest feud
Express Politics·28 Jul· View coverage →
Kemi Badenoch's right to demand emergency recall of MPs – but mess began with Tories
OPINION - JONATHAN SAXTY: The Conservative leader is demanding an emergency debate on the early release of prisoners... but don't forget whe…
Express Politics·28 Jul· View coverage →
Kemi Badenoch calls for MPs to return from holidays to fix huge UK crisis
Tory leader pleads for summer gathering of Parliament to ensure dangerous criminals, including rapists and killers, remain behind bars
Express Politics·27 Jul· View coverage →
Jacob Rees-Mogg just gave the Tories a huge boost - and it's a major blow for Nigel Farage
Kemi Badenoch has pulled off a significant coup, argues Aaron Newbury.
Express Politics·25 Jul· View coverage →
I once thought Kemi was a Tory stop-gap. But I now believe she will be our next Prime Minister: ROSS CLARK
I have to admit that when Kemi Badenoch was elected Conservative leader in November 2024 I thought of the word 'stopgap', writes ROSS CLARK.
Daily Mail·24 Jul· View coverage →
Tory party ‘bans’ candidates who don’t back its human rights and net zero pledges
Chair Kevin Hollinrake says would-be MPs need to endorse leader Kemi Badenoch’s UK agenda
FT UK·24 Jul· View coverage →
Jacob Rees-Mogg confirms political return after Nigel Farage's bid to lure him to Reform UK
Jacob Rees-Mogg has confirmed his return to frontline politics after lodging a bid to be listed as a Conservative candidate.
The GB News ho…
GB News·23 Jul· View coverage →
‘You can’t defend this!’ Former police superintendent weighs in on ‘two-tier’ row after charges against white man dropped
A former police superintendent has branded the actions of West Midlands Police officers “indefensible” after their arrest of a young white m…
GB News·23 Jul· View coverage →
Shapps blocked from standing again for the Conservatives
Kemi Badenoch tells the BBC she leads a "new party full of new people" as ex-MP is rejected as a candidate.
BBC Politics·23 Jul· View coverage →
'Write a cheque!' Gary Lineker brutally skewered over tax demand by Kemi Badenoch
Tory leader rips into football pundit's call for more taxes on wealth
Express Politics·23 Jul· View coverage →
Nobody in Europe knows or cares what Kemi Badenoch thinks. That’s a big mistake | Simon Nixon
The opposition leader wants to pull the UK out of the ECHR, wrecking treaties from the Good Friday agreement to the Gibraltar deal
Sitting i…
The Guardian·23 Jul· View coverage →
KEMI BADENOCH: In the 1980s Britons were proud of their country, richer and happier. I want to make us like that again
Yesterday, Andy Burnham was sworn in as Prime Minister. We are yet to hear his full policy proposals, but I'm getting a better sense of what…
Daily Mail·21 Jul· View coverage →
Andy Burnham's a nice man – but changing PM isn't a silver bullet
OPINION - KEMI BADENOCH: I wish the new PM every success but he has not set out a plan or faced proper scrutiny and my job is to hold him to…
Express Politics·20 Jul· View coverage →
‘We won’t allow you to stand!’ Tory MP delves into Kemi Badenoch's bid to purge Conservative ‘wets’
Tory Shadow Minister Matt Vickers has delved into Kemi Badenoch’s bid to purge the Conservative Party of those not fully committed to her ag…
GB News·19 Jul· View coverage →
Badenoch: Burnham Is a “People Pleaser” With “Airy Fairy” Plans
Kemi Badenoch on “people pleaser” Andy Burnham: “[Being Prime Minister] is not a popularity contest. It is making the lives of all of the pe…
Guido Fawkes·19 Jul· View coverage →
Kemi Badenoch launches devastating attack on Andy Burnham as he's set to make announcement on the future of oil and gas drilling in the North Sea
Kemi Badenoch last night launched a devastating attack on PM-in-waiting Andy Burnham over the future of oil and gas drilling in the North Se…
Daily Mail·18 Jul· View coverage →