Shabana Mahmood
Labour Party
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Birmingham Ladywood
MP Since
6 May 2010 (16 years, 5 months)
Role
Home Secretary
Status
active
Constituency: Birmingham Ladywood
Shabana Mahmood represents Birmingham Ladywood in the House of Commons, sitting as a Labour Party MP. They have served as the constituency's MP for 16 years, 5 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.
£268,296
total expenses claimed, 2024-25
Staffing
£232,522
Office
£26,484
Accommodation
£0
Travel & Other
£9,290
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.
GMB
Notable Constituency Interests
HMP Birmingham is located in the constituency.
Source: List of Ministers' Interests (gov.uk)
Declared Donations (5)
£60,000
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.
Francesca Perrin
Individual · 2 Oct 2025
£50,000
Global Foods (Birmingham) Limited
Company · 8 Aug 2025
£2,500
Andeep Mangal
Individual · 17 Jul 2025
£2,500
Manjit Jhooty
Individual · 10 Jul 2025
£2,500
Manjit Jhooty
Individual · 10 Jul 2025
£2,500
Voting Record (most recent 15)
Source: official Commons Votes API, all divisions since the 2024 general election.
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8
17 Jun 2026 · Result: 143 Aye, 249 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 13
17 Jun 2026 · Result: 135 Aye, 258 No (failed)
Voted No
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
20 May 2026 · Result: 307 Aye, 171 No (passed)
Voted Aye
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: amendment (p)
20 May 2026 · Result: 104 Aye, 316 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 (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 Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026
22 Apr 2026 · Result: 380 Aye, 7 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311
14 Apr 2026 · Result: 300 Aye, 101 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Recent Coverage (20)
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Mahmood infuriates fellow ministers by failing to reveal impact of UK migration shake-up
Home secretary’s colleagues fear homelessness will rise as a result of changes to the asylum system
Shabana Mahmood has infuriated ministeri…
Guardian Politics·30 Oct· View coverage →
Sara won a prized place to study medicine in Glasgow. Why is the Home Office blocking her?
She fought every obstacle in Afghanistan to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor – fleeing her abusive father and the Taliban. But this tal…
The Guardian·29 Oct· View coverage →
Shabana Mahmood urged to grant visa to former Weather Underground activist
Home Office refused entry to Judith Clark, 77, invited by RSC to speak about restorative justice after her time in prison
Human rights activ…
The Guardian·27 Oct· View coverage →
Pro-Israel Peers Call for Macklemore to Be Banned From the UK
Fifty British peers have written to home secretary Shabana Mahmood urging her to ban American rapper Macklemore from the UK ahead of his Wem…
Novara Media·27 Oct· View coverage →
Home Secretary Refuses to Meet Worker Affected by Her ‘Nasty’ Immigration Plans
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood has refused to meet with a migrant care worker who will be affected by her rightwing immigration reforms. Mah…
Novara Media·27 Oct· View coverage →
Shabana Mahmood launches review into murder of student Henry Nowak
Move comes after claims there were warning signs killer had history of threatening behaviour and obsession with weapons
Shabana Mahmood, the…
Guardian Politics·26 Oct· View coverage →
Angela Rayner signals Shabana Mahmood will weaken Labour's immigration crackdown after she led revolt against 'un-British' reforms
Ms Mahmood, the Home Secretary, has fronted plans to make migrant workers wait longer before they can settle in Britain permanently.
Daily Mail·25 Oct· View coverage →
Miatta Fahnbulleh makes U-turn to back immigration plan
Miatta Fahnbulleh apologised for saying she would 'never lie' in a reference to an interview in which she refused 16 times to support Home S…
Daily Mail·23 Oct· View coverage →
Energy secretary appears to U-turn on opposition to tougher migration rules
Miatta Fahnbulleh says reference to ‘awkward’ interview was meant to be lighthearted and self-deprecating
The energy secretary has been forc…
Guardian Politics·22 Oct· View coverage →
Migrants handed £96m in visa fee waivers since Labour took office as 76,000 charges scrapped
Migrants have been handed £96million in visa fee waivers since Labour took power, as a whopping 76,000 charges were scrapped, it has emerged…
GB News·21 Oct· View coverage →
Cabinet split widens as minister refuses to back Shabana Mahmood immigration policy
Miatta Fahnbulleh avoids explicitly expressing support for 15-year permanent residency wait for foreign workers
UK politics live – latest u…
Guardian Politics·21 Oct· View coverage →
Fahnbulleh declines to back Home Secretary’s plan to extend wait for settlement
Shabana Mahmood plans to increase the period foreign nationals must live in Britain before they can be granted permanent residence to 15 yea…
Evening Standard·21 Oct· View coverage →
WATCH: Energy Secretary Refuses to Back Government’s Immigration Reforms
Miatta Fahnbulleh was asked about whether she supported Shabana Mahmood’s immigration reforms on Sky News and said: “Look, we absolutely nee…
Guido Fawkes·21 Oct· View coverage →
Minister says Mahmood’s migration policy will ‘prolong integration’
In now-removed post, Miatta Fahnbulleh criticised home secretary’s proposal to extend qualifying period for settlement in UK
The energy secr…
Guardian Politics·19 Oct· View coverage →
Energy Secretary Miatta Fanbulleh Attacks Mahmood’s Migrant Crackdown
Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh has warned her Peckham constituents that Shabana Mahmood’s plan to extend the wait for settlement from fi…
Guido Fawkes·19 Oct· View coverage →
Thames Valley Commissioner urges Shabana Mahmood to reconsider Piddington decision
The Police and Crime Commissioner has written to Shabana Mahmood about how the proposed MOD Bicester asylum accommodation will affect commun…
GB News·16 Oct· View coverage →
Indian migrant murdered woman at London Airbnb after she rejected him
An Indian migrant has been convicted of murdering a woman at an Airbnb bedsit in west London after she rejected him.
Deepak Sandhu, a 24-yea…
GB News·16 Oct· View coverage →
REVEALED: The Cabinet Ministers With the Most Benefit Claims in Their Constituencies
The TaxPayers’ Alliance has produced a handy table of the Cabinet ministers with the highest benefit claim totals in their constituency. Wor…
Guido Fawkes·16 Oct· View coverage →
UK threatens to ban Eritreans over returns policy
Move comes after east African country abruptly withdrew returns cooperation earlier this year
UK politics live – latest updates
Eritreans …
Guardian Politics·15 Oct· View coverage →
France doubles riot police presence on northern beaches in latest bid to stop small boat crossings
France has doubled the number of riot police on northern beaches in its latest bid to stop small-boat crossings.
The Home Office has confir…
GB News·14 Oct· View coverage →