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Louise Haigh

Louise Haigh

Labour Party
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Sheffield Heeley
MP Since
7 May 2015 (11 years, 4 months)
Status
active
Constituency: Sheffield Heeley

Louise Haigh represents Sheffield Heeley in the House of Commons, sitting as a Labour Party MP. They have served as the constituency's MP for 11 years, 4 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.

£209,259
total expenses claimed, 2024-25
Staffing
£178,314
Office
£20,962
Accommodation
£0
Travel & Other
£9,983
Source: IPSA official expenses data. Covers parliamentary business costs only — staffing, office running costs, accommodation, and travel — not personal spending.
Voting Record (most recent 15)
Source: official Commons Votes API, all divisions since the 2024 general election.
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 (l)
20 May 2026 · Result: 78 Aye, 408 No (failed)
Voted No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
19 May 2026 · Result: 108 Aye, 323 No (failed)
Voted No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F
22 Apr 2026 · Result: 253 Aye, 143 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026
22 Apr 2026 · Result: 380 Aye, 7 No (passed)
Voted Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13
21 Apr 2026 · Result: 297 Aye, 147 No (passed)
Voted Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41
21 Apr 2026 · Result: 284 Aye, 149 No (passed)
Voted Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4
21 Apr 2026 · Result: 298 Aye, 152 No (passed)
Voted Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36
21 Apr 2026 · Result: 288 Aye, 147 No (passed)
Voted Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98
21 Apr 2026 · Result: 287 Aye, 150 No (passed)
Voted Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37
21 Apr 2026 · Result: 291 Aye, 144 No (passed)
Voted Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26
21 Apr 2026 · Result: 287 Aye, 149 No (passed)
Voted Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2
21 Apr 2026 · Result: 293 Aye, 155 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Recent Coverage (20)
Stories mentioning Louise Haightracked across NewsDeck's sources
Activist TV channels have seen blood with their boring stitch-up of Nigel Farage, says Nana Akua
So instead of political parties focusing on delivering for the British public, we are now to spend our time ruminating over a sting operatio…
GB News·6 Sept· View coverage →
Labour creates yet another 'massive quango' to tackle the size of the state
First Secretary of State Louise Haigh said she had created three taskforces to deliver the Prime Minister's promises.
Daily Mail·3 Sept· View coverage →
MPs ‘failing to learn lesson’ over freebies after accepting £400,000 of hospitality
MPs receive £858 Harry Styles concert tickets, Chelsea flower show tickets worth £1,839 and £3,432 of hospitality at Brit awards MPs have be…
The Guardian·21 Aug· View coverage →
Louise Haigh signed off on 'needless' emergency wildfire alert that startled millions of people
Louise Haigh, who is head of the Cabinet Office, is understood to have approved the alert, which led to panicked Britons jamming 999 lines a…
Daily Mail·16 Aug· View coverage →
Why does the Government need to send us a message telling us how fire works, asks Nana Akua
What’s that noise? Is it the carbon monoxide detector going off? Omg... it’s the alert... OMG... I must be in imminent danger! Are we bein…
GB News·15 Aug· View coverage →
Government contracts to require job creation instead of green targets under new rules
Louise Haigh says taxpayer money must benefit local communities amid backlash from environmental groups Ministers will scrap the requirement…
The Guardian·4 Aug· View coverage →
Labour minister DENIES 'invasion' of illegal migrants after 60,000 people collapse Spanish border
Watch the moment Labour minister Louise Haigh denies Europe is facing an "invasion" of illegal migrants after the Spanish border was stormed…
GB News·31 Jul· View coverage →
Haigh Insists Tory & Reform Mayors Won’t be Allowed to Offer Tax Rebates In Devolution Scheme
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Louise Haigh has insisted that mayors won’t be able to offer tax rebates after receiving control over a…
Guido Fawkes·31 Jul· View coverage →
Public Sector Fraud Brief Taken Off Louise Haigh, Who Still Oversees Ethics
Louise Haigh as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and first secretary will not have oversight of the Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA)…
Guido Fawkes·21 Jul· View coverage →
Who is the Deputy Prime Minister? Comeback queen Louise Haigh becomes Burnham's Cabinet enforcer
Louise Haigh has been handed the job of First Secretary of State - the highest-ranking Cabinet post after the Prime Minister
Evening Standard·21 Jul· View coverage →
Andy Burnham shakes up Whitehall with new government department
Office of Prime Minister and Cabinet, led by Louise Haigh, will oversee both No 10 in London and northern equivalent • Andy Burnham’s first …
Guardian Politics·21 Jul· View coverage →
STEPHEN DAISLEY: Louise Haigh, the convicted fraudster who's now Burnham's Enforcer. And beware, her hair may no longer be deep red, but her politics still are...
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is a grand and stately title but the office tends to be whatever the minister makes of it.
Daily Mail·21 Jul· View coverage →
Louise Haigh: Labour power broker behind Burnham's rise
The Sheffield MP's return to the cabinet comes after she emerged as one of the PM's key political allies.
BBC Politics·20 Jul· View coverage →
Convicted Fraudster Gets Control of Propriety & Ethics in the British Government
Convicted fraudster Louise Haigh has been given responsibility for propriety and ethics in government as a whole. Clown country latest… As C…
Guido Fawkes·20 Jul· View coverage →
‘A new day has dawned, has it not?’ And now we’ll go ‘forward’ to the past with vague and Haigh
If Andy Burnham and Louise Haigh really do think Britain's current problems started because of the Thatcher years, I'm very much afraid he w…
ConservativeHome·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 →
How Burnham’s team could reshape the Bank of England
Taking a fresh look at the Bank’s role would send a strong signal that a Burnham government is prepared to do things differently UK politic…
Guardian Business·17 Jul· View coverage →
Louise Haigh set to land key policy control role in Andy Burnham government
Exclusive: Ms Haigh, who backs wealth taxes, is set to be named as the new chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
The Independent·14 Jul· View coverage →
Burnham’s secret plot to get to No 10
Chief ally Louise Haigh says the PM-in-waiting has been plotting for more than 12 months – as she calls out sexism against women at the top
The Independent·9 Jul· View coverage →
Louise Haigh accuses ‘cabal of men’ around Keir Starmer of mistreating women in cabinet
Former transport secretary said she was one of several victims of ‘sexist and unpleasant’ press briefs Louise Haigh has accused Keir Starmer…
Guardian Politics·9 Jul· View coverage →