Wes Streeting
Labour Party
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Ilford North
MP Since
7 May 2015 (11 years, 4 months)
Status
active
Constituency: Ilford North
Wes Streeting represents Ilford North 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.
£301,761
total expenses claimed, 2024-25
Staffing
£268,550
Office
£33,211
Accommodation
£0
Travel & Other
£0
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.
British-American Parliamentary Group
Fabian Society
Community
GMB
UNISON
Notable Constituency Interests
Whipps Cross Hospital, part of the New Hospital Programme, serves the constituency.
Source: List of Ministers' Interests (gov.uk)
Declared Donations (17)
£300,000
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.
Michael Craven
Individual · 13 Jul 2026
£5,000
Gareth Quarry
Individual · 8 Jul 2026
£5,000
Jill Whitehouse
Individual · 8 Jul 2026
£5,000
Neil Goulden
Individual · 8 Jul 2026
£5,000
Trevor Chinn
Individual · 8 Jul 2026
£12,000
SABK LTD
Company · 7 Jul 2026
£5,000
Luhde-Thompson Luhde-Thompson
Individual · 19 Jun 2026
£20,000
Ghassan Karian
Individual · 15 Jun 2026
£10,000
Kevin McKeever
Individual · 26 May 2026
£5,000
Neil Goulden
Individual · 22 May 2026
£5,000
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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: Amendment 3
17 Jun 2026 · Result: 85 Aye, 317 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 8
17 Jun 2026 · Result: 143 Aye, 249 No (failed)
Voted No
Railways Bill: Third Reading
10 Jun 2026 · Result: 278 Aye, 149 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1
10 Jun 2026 · Result: 77 Aye, 271 No (failed)
Voted No
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 4
9 Jun 2026 · Result: 157 Aye, 287 No (failed)
Voted No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12
9 Jun 2026 · Result: 94 Aye, 297 No (failed)
Voted No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026
9 Jun 2026 · Result: 356 Aye, 86 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20
9 Jun 2026 · Result: 90 Aye, 290 No (failed)
Voted No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026
3 Jun 2026 · Result: 302 Aye, 155 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13
2 Jun 2026 · Result: 80 Aye, 298 No (failed)
Voted No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6
2 Jun 2026 · Result: 99 Aye, 371 No (failed)
Voted No
Recent Coverage (20)
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Wes Streeting fires warning shot at PM: Fund defence or nothing else will matter
In a challenge to Downing Street, the Defence Secretary branded other areas of spending 'valueless' should Russia reduce Britain to 'rubble'…
Daily Mail·10 Sept· View coverage →
Streeting praises new series Wargame for highlighting Britain’s defence needs
Show depicting attack on UK, which features Michael Gove and Nicola Sturgeon, will ‘make people think’, minister says
A docudrama depicting …
The Guardian·9 Sept· View coverage →
Streeting says UK ‘won’t flinch’ in support for Kyiv as £100m pledged for winter
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting co-chaired the virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group.
Evening Standard·8 Sept· View coverage →
UK ministers hit back at Argentinian Falklands claim and insist islands remain British
Defence secretary says ‘winds of change’ remarks by Argentina’s president are more about domestic politics
UK politics live – latest update…
The Guardian·4 Sept· View coverage →
Government hits back at Argentina as Streeting says Falkland commitment ‘unshakeable’
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has said Britain’s commitment to the Falkland Islands is “absolute and unshakeable” after Argentinian Presid…
The Independent·4 Sept· View coverage →
Foreign doctors taking NHS training places PLUMMET after new law puts British graduates first
The number of foreign doctors taking NHS training places have drastically dropped under a new law which prioritises British graduates, accor…
GB News·4 Sept· View coverage →
Diane Abbott slams homophobic attacks on Wes Streeting since appointment as first openly gay Defence Secretary
‘Attacking him for his sexuality is ignorant, prejudiced and unacceptable,’ says London Labour MP Ms Abbott
Evening Standard·27 Aug· View coverage →
If MPs want to take on Nigel Farage over his dodgy finances, they need to clean up their own act | Frances Ryan
It’s hard to beat back charges that MPs are ‘all the same’ when they have accepted £400k in freebies this year – £100k up on last year
How h…
Guardian Business·27 Aug· View coverage →
Wes Streeting says he has faced ‘unbelievable volume’ of homophobia as Defence Secretary
Streeting said some people ‘cannot cope’ with the idea of a gay person leading the UK’s armed forces
The Independent·26 Aug· View coverage →
Wes Streeting deluged with homophobic hate mail since becoming defence secretary
Homosexuality was decriminalised in the UK in 1967, but a ban continued in the armed forces until 2000.
BBC Politics·26 Aug· View coverage →
Wes Streeting describes ‘unbelievable volume’ of homophobic abuse since becoming defence secretary
‘People cannot cope with the idea that a gay person might lead the armed forces,’ says Streeting
Wes Streeting has described receiving a mas…
Guardian Politics·26 Aug· 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 →
Wes Streeting reveals ‘unbelievable volume’ of online homophobia since becoming sefence secretary
He noted that while his appointment three weeks ago was ‘almost entirely unremarked upon in the media,’ the online reaction has been starkly…
The Independent·8 Aug· View coverage →
Wes Streeting's grace period as Defence Secretary is ending fast - he must come clean now
The new Defence Secretary is in the honeymoon period of his tenure, but it won't last much longer and that is when the real test will begin,…
Express Politics·1 Aug· View coverage →
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: With no one in power willing to commit to the 2030 target on military spending, Labour's smoke and mirrors on defence is plain to see
Only ten days after being appointed as Defence Secretary, Wes Streeting repeatedly refused to commit to the 2030 target of 3 per cent of GDP…
Daily Mail·31 Jul· View coverage →
Streeting retreats over defence plan: Minister won't commit to 3pc spending pledge because Labour doesn't know how to pay for it
Wes Streeting has admitted Labour can't commit to a crucial defence spending target by 2030 because they do not know how to fund it.
Daily Mail·31 Jul· View coverage →
'You cannot guarantee it!' Wes Streeting grilled on Labour's failure to prevent 'terrorists' being smuggled across the Channel
Watch the moment Wes Streeting dodges a fiery GB News grilling on Iranian terrorists being smuggled across the Channel, refusing to guarante…
GB News·30 Jul· View coverage →
Streeting Says Borrowing Costs Would Rise If He Backed 3% Defence Spending
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has worked out his excuse for refusing to say the UK will meet its target of 3% defence spending by 2030, wh…
Guido Fawkes·30 Jul· View coverage →
Streeting and Hegseth Meeting Cancelled
After proposals were mooted for a special conference in London this week and a meeting between Wes Streeting and Pete Hegseth, it won’t go a…
Guido Fawkes·28 Jul· View coverage →
Militant trans activists should not be labelled as terrorists... Here's why
Lord Walney wants Bash Back banned. The former political violence tsar says the militant transgender group should be proscribed like Palesti…
GB News·28 Jul· View coverage →