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
575 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 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)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: The Refugee, Asylum, Migration and Policy Project (RAMP)
Address of donor: c/o Kirk Rice, The Courtyard, 69 High Street, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7HP, UK
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Transportation and food (£260 per person) and translation costs (£175 per person), value £435
Destination of visit: France (Calais)
Dates of visit: 12 June 2025 to 12 June 2025
Purpose of visit: APPG on Migration visit to Calais to learn more about UK/French cooperation to tackle Channel crossings.
(Registered 9 July 2025)
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Debates
122 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:
- 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
- Business of the House
- Asylum Seekers: Hotels
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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