Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
Chris Murray
Labour, MP since 2024
Claimed in 2024-25
£194,520
429th highest of the 650 sitting MPs in the UK.
Where it went
Staff wages
paid to the MP's own employees
£122,225
Office costs
rent, utilities, equipment, printing
£30,299
Accommodation
London rent and bills
£17,182
Travel
the MP's own and their staff's
£19,813
Other costs
uncapped items outside the main budgets
£5,000
And the number worth comparing
Cost per elector
on 76,188 electors
£2.55
Outside money on the register
(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 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)
- 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)
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)
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)
Checked 16 Aug 2026. Data pulled live from IPSA’s published 2024-25 totals and the UK Parliament Members API.