LabourREPORT
Jess Asato

Jess Asato

Labour MP for Lowestoft

Won with 34.6% · Majority: 2,016

97%
Party loyalty
1
Rebellions
32/36
Key votes
£195k
Expenses

The Verdict

Did what they were told on almost every vote, even when it meant breaking the promises Labour made to get elected. Said one thing on the doorstep, did the opposite in the division lobby.

Subject Grades

How Jess scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.

Follow the Money

What Jess claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.

Total2024-25
£196k
Expenses
£195k
Gifts
£750

Expense Breakdown

£159k
Staffing
£21k
Office costs
£10k
Accommodation
£5k
Travel

Registered Interests

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources(1 entry)£750

Channel Four Television Company Limited

£750

Name of donor: Channel Four Television Company Limited Address of donor: 124 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2TX Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket to the BAFTA Television Award with drinks reception, red carpet experience and awards dinner, value £750 Date received: 29 April 2025 to 11 May 2025 Date accepted: 2 May 2025 Donor status: company, registration 01533774 (Registered 6 May 2025)

8. Miscellaneous(2 entries)

Undisclosed

Trustee of The Dartmouth Street Trust, which makes grants for the promotion of studies in political, economic and social science and cognate educational subjects, and for the promotion of education and dissemination of knowledge in such science and subjects. (Registered 30 September 2024)

Undisclosed

Appointed as a Director for The Social Market Foundation (SMF) which is widely recognised as Britain’s leading cross-party think tank. Its mission is to ensure that markets and government can work in partnership to serve the interests of society. The SMF pursues this goal by producing high-quality, independent, and pragmatic public policy research and fostering debate across a broad range of social and economic issues. Date interest arose: 18 March 2025 (Registered 25 March 2025)

Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)

Every Penny: Jess's Expenses

186 individual claims totalling £209,684.04 since this parliament opened (July 2024). Click any category to see exactly where the money went, down to every receipt. Items marked “LUMP SUM” are bundled by IPSA (mainly travel) — they won't break these down further.

Family & Dependant Travel
£86
1 claim
Rail: £85.50
Hotel Stays
£1k
2 claims
Hotel - London: £780.00
Hotel - UK Not London: £518.60
Staffing
5 claims
£159k
Office Costs
150 claims
£35k
Accommodation
18 claims
£11k
Staff Travel
9 claims
£3k
MP Travel
3 claims
£1k
Dependant Travel
1 claim
£86
Staffing(5 claims)£158,810.12
Payroll(1)£148,810.12
31 Mar 2025Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
£148,810.12
Bought-in services(3)£7,000.00
13 Dec 2024Strategy Development
£3,600.00
28 Mar 2025Ellie Cumbo
£2,500.00
22 Aug 2024HIVE SUPPORT LTD
£900.00
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
3 Oct 2024Parliamentary Research Services
£3,000.00
Office Costs(150 claims)£34,868.86
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(4)£7,997.30
21 Mar 2025office refurbishment [200012951-1]
£5,000.00
28 Mar 2025Installation of door to enable access to casework room for wheelchair users [200011803-343]
£1,870.00
18 Mar 2025Roller Sunblinds
£587.30
14 Jan 2025Acid etch vinyl for window (privacy)
£540.00
Rent(9)£5,941.92
19 Sep 2024No description
£800.00
21 Jan 2025No description
£800.00
20 Feb 2025No description
£800.00
20 Mar 2025No description
£800.00
22 Oct 2024No description
£800.00
19 Sep 2024No description
£800.00
19 Nov 2024No description
£800.00
19 Dec 2024No description
£800.00
31 Mar 20252024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
£-458.08
Stationery & printing(59)£5,166.19
21 Mar 2025WWW.AMAZON. [***] [200011725-10568]
£1,339.60
20 May 2025WWW.AMAZON. [***]
£710.20
5 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£660.86
21 Jan 2025AMAZON [***]
£419.60
21 Jan 2025AMAZON [***]
£351.86
6 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£186.23
24 Apr 2025WWW.AMAZON. [***]
£160.48
15 Sep 2025AMAZON UK [***]
£146.87
5 Mar 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200011725-3576]
£143.70
21 Jan 2025AMAZON [***]
£119.75
11 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£99.90
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£53.23
11 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£42.43
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£40.78
11 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£39.98
4 Nov 2024RYMAN
£34.45
21 Jan 2025AMAZON [***]
£32.82
11 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£32.50
25 Feb 2025AGA PRINT LTD
£31.20
4 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£26.50
11 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£26.50
11 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£26.50
11 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£26.50
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£25.97
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£25.64
29 Jan 2025AMAZON [***]
£23.80
26 Mar 2025WWW.AMAZON. [***] [200011725-8163]
£23.35
21 Jan 2025AMAZON [***]
£23.28
11 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£20.26
11 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£18.44
11 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£17.94
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£17.24
17 Jan 2025RYMAN
£16.99
4 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£13.08
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£12.36
11 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£12.08
7 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£12.00
22 Nov 2024RYMAN
£11.99
10 Mar 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200011725-5631]
£11.95
4 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£11.92
22 Nov 2024RYMAN
£10.99
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£10.73
11 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£9.05
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£8.30
4 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£8.12
11 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£7.84
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£7.39
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£6.55
11 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£6.53
4 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£5.80
11 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£5.76
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£5.32
11 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£4.50
11 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£4.03
11 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£4.03
11 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£3.78
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£3.29
11 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£1.75
11 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£1.70
Software & applications(7)£4,172.00
29 Jul 2025ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,476.00
22 Aug 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,440.00
22 Aug 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£600.00
26 Jul 2024VEED LIMITED
£228.00
26 Jul 2025VEED LIMITED
£228.00
25 Aug 2024CANVA [***]
£100.00
25 Aug 2025CANVA [***]
£100.00
Utilities(4)£2,912.90
7 Oct 2025Electricity Constituency Office
£1,504.07
7 Oct 2025Electricity Constituency Office
£821.84
10 Jan 2025WWW.WAVE-UTILITIES.CO.
£319.76
23 Apr 2025WWW.WAVE-UTILITIES.CO.
£267.23
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(9)£1,579.64
20 Jun 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£235.58
7 Oct 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£235.46
17 Sep 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£196.04
27 May 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£195.00
29 Oct 2024BT PLC BUSINESS MOTO B
£192.42
25 Mar 2025BT BUSINESS BILL [200011725-8416]
£180.06
22 Nov 2024BT PLC BUSINESS MOTO B
£163.31
23 Apr 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£116.83
29 Oct 2024BT PLC BUSINESS MOTO B
£64.94
Recruitment Services &Costs(2)£1,089.09
20 Jan 2025HIVE SUPPORT LTD
£900.00
20 Nov 2025Candidate Travel Expenses
£189.09
Cleaning services(10)£945.20
31 Jan 20258.5 Hours of Cleaning
£170.00
28 Feb 202545689
£120.00
9 Sep 2025Cleaning Constituency Office
£120.00
31 Mar 2025Office Cleaning for March 2025
£120.00
6 Jun 2025April Invoice for Cleaning
£100.00
6 Jun 2025May Invoice for Cleaning
£90.00
13 Aug 2025Jul-25
£90.00
27 Jun 2025Office Cleaning June 2025
£80.00
20 Jan 2025Window cleaning
£30.00
10 Dec 2024B&M 094 - LONDON ROAD
£25.20
Training - staff(3)£850.00
4 Oct 2024HIVE SUPPORT LTD
£375.00
27 May 2025ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£300.00
2 Dec 2024Square Space Training for Communication & Administration Assistant
£175.00
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(13)£828.51
22 Nov 2024No description
£216.00
13 Aug 2025No description
£130.01
17 Jan 2025No description
£75.00
28 Jun 2025No description
£62.50
28 Feb 2025[200011803-344]
£60.00
24 Feb 2025[200011803-346]
£50.00
25 Feb 2025No description
£50.00
2 Dec 2024No description
£40.00
27 Feb 2025[200011803-345]
£39.00
13 Oct 2024No description
£30.00
10 Feb 2025No description
£30.00
1 Nov 2024No description
£30.00
13 Oct 2024No description
£16.00
Equipment - purchase(10)£678.82
14 Feb 2025AMAZON [***]
£155.00
25 Apr 2025CURRYS LOWESTOFT
£128.99
16 Apr 2025AMAZON [***]
£66.00
22 Jul 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£64.98
11 Mar 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200011725-5274]
£63.98
9 Feb 2025AMAZON [***]
£55.00
9 Feb 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£51.90
10 Dec 2024HUGHES TV AND RADIO
£39.00
11 Mar 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200011725-5273]
£31.99
14 Jan 2025AMAZON [***]
£21.98
Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase(5)£636.38
22 Nov 2024BT PLC BUSINESS MOTO B
£600.00
29 Oct 2024BT PLC BUSINESS MOTO B
£11.94
29 Oct 2024BT PLC BUSINESS MOTO B
£10.20
22 Nov 2024BT PLC BUSINESS MOTO B
£10.20
29 Oct 2024BT PLC BUSINESS MOTO B
£4.04
Bought-in services(1)£480.00
20 Aug 2025Facilitator for strategy awayday follow up
£480.00
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase(3)£360.96
10 Dec 2024CEX
£195.00
1 Apr 2025PHONE LAND
£163.98
10 Dec 2024CEX
£1.98
Advertising and contact cards(1)£342.21
8 Jul 2025INSTANTPRINT
£342.21
Moving Fees(1)£300.00
7 Oct 2024Fees for drafting lease for constituency office
£300.00
Postage & couriers(3)£221.85
9 Dec 20242nd Class Postage Stamps
£127.50
9 Dec 20242nd class postage stamps
£85.00
9 Dec 2024Post Office Special Delivery - Constituency to Westminster
£9.35
Business rates(1)£211.63
17 Dec 2024EAST SUFFOLK COUNCIL
£211.63
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(5)£154.26
28 Jul 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£74.26
13 Feb 2025TESCO STORES PLC 4698
£20.00
10 Jan 2025TESCO STORES PLC 4698
£20.00
13 Mar 2025TESCO STORES PLC 4698 [200011725-4213]
£20.00
10 Dec 2024TESCO STORES PLC 4698
£20.00
Accommodation(18 claims)£11,042.61
Rent(9)£5,856.16
27 Mar 2025No description
£950.00
28 Jan 2025No description
£950.00
27 Sep 2024Constituency Accommodation 27 September to 26th October
£950.00
30 Dec 2024No description
£950.00
27 Feb 2025No description
£950.00
25 Oct 2024[***] - October Rent
£900.00
25 Oct 2024[***]
£900.00
28 Nov 2024[***]
£100.00
31 Mar 20252024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
£-793.84
Council tax(4)£3,992.98
6 Mar 20252nd Home Premium for Council Tax
£1,798.49
15 Apr 2025Council Tax 2025/026
£1,798.49
29 Jan 2025Council Tax Jan 2025
£198.00
1 Feb 2025Council Tax
£198.00
Utilities(5)£1,193.47
1 Apr 2025Water Bill
£715.88
27 Nov 2024Water
£160.11
2 Jun 2025Octopus GAS bill
£144.41
3 May 2025Electricity May June 2025
£88.63
3 Aug 2025Octopus - Electricity August
£84.44
Staff Travel(9 claims)£3,385.66
Rail(2)£1,910.10
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£1,670.67
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£239.43
Hotel - London(1)£780.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
4 nights
£780.00
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£518.60
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
5 nights
£518.60
Mileage - car(2)£97.66
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£72.28
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£25.38
Subsistence(2)£75.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£50.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£25.00
Parking(1)£4.30
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£4.30
MP Travel(3 claims)£1,491.29
Rail(1)£1,487.59
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£1,487.59
Other public transport(2)£3.70
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£2.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£1.70
Dependant Travel(1 claim)£85.50
Rail(1)£85.50
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£85.50

Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009

Lowestoft: The Real Impact

The people Jess was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.

Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024