Chris Murray
Labour MP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, since 4 July 2024
Chris Murray is the Labour MP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
Scorecard
Voting record
590 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.
Declared financial interests
Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP)
Address of donor: The Courtyard, High Street, Ascot SL5 7HP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Services of a policy adviser for two days per week (value is estimated), value £6,500
Date received: 1 January 2026 to 31 March 2026
Date accepted: 1 January 2026
Donor status: company, registration 12373468
(Registered 6 January 2026)
Name of donor: Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP)
Address of donor: The Courtyard, High Street, Ascot SL5 7HP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Services of a policy adviser for one day per week (value is estimated), value £13,000
Date received: 1 September 2025 to 31 December 2025
Date accepted: 1 September 2025
Donor status: company, registration 12373468
(Registered 18 September 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Address of donor: Edinburgh Military Tattoo Office, 1-3 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 1QB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: A ticket to attend the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in the Royal Gallery in my capacity as the local MP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, value £470
Date received: 18 August 2026
Date accepted: 18 August 2026
Donor status: other
(Registered 14 September 2026)
Name of donor: The Royal Navy
Address of donor: MOD, Whitehall, London SW1A 2HB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality on the Royal Yacht Britannia and two tickets to the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo for myself and guest, value £1,574
Date received: 12 August 2025
Date accepted: 12 August 2025
Donor status: other (Government department)
(Registered 12 September 2025)
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Debates
124 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:
- Prison Improvement: Digital Technology
- Tourism: Overnight Visitor Levy
- Ukrainian Refugees
- Immigration and Asylum Bill
- Israeli Settlements: Trade Ban
- European Entry and Exit System
- Improving the UK Visa System
- Animal Testing
- Middle East Conflict: Energy Security
- Asylum Seekers: Recorded Crime
Money declared to them
3 donations accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £26,000 in total — from the Electoral Commission's register, which is a separate register from the one above. Money given to their party is not counted here; this is money declared to them.
| Accepted | Recipient | Donor | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Chris Murray sitting MP | Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy… Company | Non Cash Staff costs | £6,500 |
| 1 Sep 2025 | Chris Murray sitting MP | Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy… Company | Non Cash Staff costs | £13k |
| 7 Apr 2025 | Chris Murray sitting MP | Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy… Company | Non Cash Staff costs | £6,500 |
Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →
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