John Grady
Labour MP for Glasgow East
Won with 43.9% · Majority: 3,784
The Verdict
Followed the party whip vote after vote, breaking the promises Labour made to voters. The campaign leaflets are collecting dust — the voting record tells a very different story.
Subject Grades
How John scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 43.9% of the vote, majority of 3,784
Cost of Living
0 kept · 7 broke
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
High deprivation area — 32.8% child poverty rate
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
Environment
0 kept · 1 broke · 3 missed
Immigration
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 3 broke
Won with 43.9% of the vote, majority of 3,784
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 7 broke · 1 missed
5,319 children in poverty in this constituency (32.8%)
Follow the Money
What John claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Expense Breakdown
The Broken Promise
Voted to strip £300/year heating help from 10 million pensioners
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 5,319 children live in poverty in their constituency
Voted against welfare scrutiny and blocked protections for disabled benefit claimants
Voted to scrap jury trials — removing an 800-year-old right that protects ordinary citizens
Registered Interests
1. Employment and earnings(2 entries)£10k
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP (A law firm), 9 Haymarket Square Edinburgh EH3 8FY
Role, work or services: Partner of a law firm and consultant to a law firm. Until: 5 July 2024. Payer: Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP (A law firm), 9 Haymarket Square Edinburgh EH3 8FY Additional information: Payments will be listed below. (Registered 26 July 2024) Payment: £9,021 This entry covers my final amount of profit from Shepherd and Wedderburn for my time as a partner. I ceased to be a partner on 31 December 2023. Received on: 31 July 2024. Hours: no additional hours. (Registered 31 August 2025)
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP (A law firm), 9 Haymarket Square Edinburgh EH3 8FY
Role, work or services: Partner of a law firm and consultant to a law firm. Until: 5 July 2024. Payer: Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP (A law firm), 9 Haymarket Square Edinburgh EH3 8FY Additional information: Payments will be listed below. (Registered 26 July 2024) Payment: £740 This is the final payment to me in respect of consultancy services provided by me to Shepherd and Wedderburn from 1 January 2024 to 5 July 2025. I carried out no work for Shepherd and Wedderburn after 29 May 2024, and ceased to be retained as a consultant on 5 July 2025. Received on: 14 August 2024. Hours: 1.95 hrs. (Registered 31 August 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK(1 entry)£7k
Qatar (Doha)
Paid by: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar
Name of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar Address of donor: Almirqab Tower, West Bay, Doha Qatar Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation and food, value £7,000 Destination of visit: Qatar (Doha) Dates of visit: 5 December 2025 to 8 December 2025 Purpose of visit: To attend the annual Doha Forum 2025, to participate at the Doha Forum 2025 on Diplomacy, Dialogue and Diversity, including meetings with fellow cross-party Parliamentarians, political representatives of other countries and Qatari Ministers to discuss Qatar’s role in seeking to resolve current regional conflicts and Qatar's role as a diplomatic and trading partner of the UK. (Registered 23 December 2025)
8. Miscellaneous(1 entry)
Undisclosed
I am admitted as a solicitor by the Law Society of Scotland. (Registered 25 July 2024)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: John's Expenses
132 individual claims totalling £188,477.22 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.
Staffing(2 claims)£125,433.29
Payroll(1)£123,516.61
Pooled staffing services(1)£1,916.68
Accommodation(28 claims)£27,187.03
Rent(8)£21,000.00
Hotel - London(7)£4,103.90
Council tax(7)£1,700.44
Utilities(6)£382.69
Office Costs(88 claims)£20,139.22
Equipment - purchase(11)£4,219.52
Rent(7)£3,729.40
Advertising and contact cards(13)£3,637.37
Software & applications(8)£3,570.95
Stationery & printing(14)£1,796.51
Utilities(11)£1,490.86
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(13)£812.71
Business rates(2)£368.60
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(5)£186.60
TV licence(1)£169.50
Service charge & ground Rent(1)£148.00
Parking(2)£9.20
MP Travel(7 claims)£11,712.29
Rail(2)£7,532.75
Air travel(1)£2,674.80
Hotel - London(1)£760.00
Railcard(1)£570.00
Other public transport(1)£167.00
Mileage - car(1)£7.74
Staff Travel(6 claims)£3,298.44
Rail(2)£1,658.23
Air travel(1)£1,012.46
Hotel - London(1)£560.00
Mileage - car(1)£55.35
Parking(1)£12.40
Dependant Travel(1 claim)£706.95
Rail(1)£706.95
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Glasgow East: The Real Impact
The people John 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