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Emily Thornberry

Labour Islington South and Finsbury

Voting record

5
Voted for
0
Voted against
4
Didn’t vote

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.

See Emily Thornberry’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Whip meter Estimate 83%

How often Emily Thornberry 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.

Recent votes
Representation of the People Bill — voted Aye at 3rd reading
Immigration and Asylum Bill — voted didn't vote at 2nd reading
Railways Bill — voted Aye at 3rd reading
Courts and Tribunals Bill — voted didn't vote at 2nd reading
Railways Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill — voted didn't vote at 2nd reading
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voted Aye at 3rd reading
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voted Aye at 3rd reading

Government & opposition roles

Emily Thornberry doesn’t currently hold a government or shadow front-bench post, but has in the past. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Previously held
Shadow Attorney General — Attorney General's Office (2021-11-29 to 2024-05-30) Shadow
Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade — Department for Business and Trade (2020-04-06 to 2021-11-29) Shadow
Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union — Department for Exiting the European Union (2016-07-20 to 2016-10-06) Shadow
Shadow Foreign Secretary — Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2016-06-27 to 2020-04-05) Shadow
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence — Ministry of Defence (2016-01-05 to 2016-06-27) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) — Department for Work and Pensions (2015-09-18 to 2016-01-05) Shadow
Shadow Attorney General — Attorney General's Office (2011-10-07 to 2014-11-20) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Health) — Department of Health (2010-10-08 to 2011-10-07) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change) — Department of Energy and Climate Change (2010-05-12 to 2010-10-08) Shadow

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Emily Thornberry →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property (flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Guildford, Surrey
Ownership details: Jointly owned with my family
Rental income: Yes
(Updated 15 May 2015)

8. Miscellaneous

Non-practising barrister.

Crime & justice

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Emily Thornberry yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Emily Thornberry has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£303,727.87 paid out to or for Emily Thornberry across 117 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Emily Thornberry’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.

By category
Staffing — £264,443.15 (2 claims)
Office Costs — £39,104.72 (114 claims)
MP Travel — £180.00 (1 claim)
Most recent claims
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection — £299.64, 2026-03-31 — HTTPS://WWW.ISLINGTON. [200013613-9260]
Stationery & printing — £203.82, 2026-03-26 — XMA March 2026
Stationery & printing — £165.90, 2026-03-26 — XMA March 2026
Stationery & printing — £203.82, 2026-03-26 — XMA March 2026
Stationery & printing — £203.82, 2026-03-26 — XMA March 2026
Stationery & printing — £165.90, 2026-03-25 — XMA March 2026
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection — £354.93, 2026-03-13 — HTTPS://WWW.ISLINGTON. [200013613-15243]
Stationery & printing — £103.33, 2026-02-09 — XMA March 2026

Every claim on file for Emily Thornberry →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Emily Thornberry — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Emily Thornberry’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Emily Thornberry 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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