Liam Byrne
Labour Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
Voting record
Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.
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How often Liam Byrne voted the same way as most of the Labour party, across every recorded division. Parliament doesn’t publish whether a vote was officially whipped, so this is our best estimate from the public record — not a confirmed fact.
Government & opposition roles
Liam Byrne doesn’t currently hold a government or shadow front-bench post, but has in the past. See Government for who else currently holds one.
Declared financial interests
From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Liam Byrne →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.
Role, work or services: Writing a book
Payer: Head of Zeus – UK, 5-8 Hardwick Street, London EC1R 4RG
Payment: £4,100 Further advance of £4,100 on book contract from Zeus.
Received on: 13 January 2026. Hours: no hours entered.
(Registered 3 February 2026)
Payment: £4,100 Further advance on a book.
Received on: 31 March 2026. Hours: no hours entered.
(Registered 22 April 2026)
Payment: £820 Audio narration for book.
Received on: 2 July 2026. Hours: 12 hrs.
(Registered 7 July 2026)
Name of donor: OECD
Address of donor: 2 rue André Pascal, 75116 Paris, France
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flight (£5,100) and hotel (£335), value £5,435
Destination of visit: South Korea
Dates of visit: 13 April 2026 to 17 April 2026
Purpose of visit: To give keynote address at the fourth Annual Meeting of Asian Parliamentary Budget Officials.
(Registered 7 May 2026)
Name of donor: Great Britain China Centre
Address of donor: Kings Buildings, 16 Smith Square, London SW1P 3HQ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Hotels, flights, food and transport, value £4,738
Destination of visit: China
Dates of visit: 24 May 2026 to 30 May 2026
Purpose of visit: To attend the 14th UK-China Senior Leadership Forum.
(Registered 9 June 2026)
Written questions to government
No written questions on file for Liam Byrne yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Liam Byrne has ever tabled.
Business costs (IPSA)
£343,046.53 paid out to or for Liam Byrne across 380 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. 1 claim on file weren’t paid out (rejected, withdrawn, or otherwise not approved). This does not include Liam Byrne’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.
Early Day Motions
No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Liam Byrne — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Liam Byrne’s full record.
All-Party Parliamentary Groups
Liam Byrne isn’t listed as an officer of any All-Party Parliamentary Group on file — true of most MPs. See APPGs for the full register.
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