About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Chris Murray) represents you, and all of the people who live in Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour MP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Entered the House of Commons on 5 July 2024 — General election

Social Media

• @chrismurraymp.bsky.social
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Home Office
• Scotland Office
• Wales Office
• Visas: Overseas Students
• Immigration: Scotland
• Asylum: Refugees
• Immigration: EU Nationals
• Energy: Scotland

Currently held offices

• Member, Home Affairs Committee (since 21 Oct 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Committee (12 Feb 2025 to 18 Mar 2025)
• Member, Employment Rights Bill Committee (19 Nov 2024 to 16 Jan 2025)
• Member, Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill Committee (23 Oct 2024 to 31 Oct 2024)
• Member, Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill: Programming sub committee (23 Oct 2024 to 31 Oct 2024)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Gavin Strang

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
• Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Employment Rights Bill Committee (18 out of 21)

Recent appearances

• Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: New Clause 5 - Extension of prohibition on employment to other working arrangements 12 May 2025

  It is an honour to follow that eloquent and impassioned maiden speech by our new colleague, the hon. Member for Runcorn and Helsby (Sarah Pochin). I can tell that we will be hearing a lot more from her in this House, and while I am sure that her colleagues are pleased to have their number back up to five, I think we can all understand that her lucky number is six. I draw the House’s...

• Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: New Clause 5 - Extension of prohibition on employment to other working arrangements 12 May 2025

  It is an honour to follow that eloquent and impassioned maiden speech by our new colleague, the hon. Member for Runcorn and Helsby (Sarah Pochin). I can tell that we will be hearing a lot more from her in this House, and while I am sure that her colleagues are pleased to have their number back up to five, I think we can all understand that her lucky number is six. I draw the House’s...

• Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: New Clause 5 - Extension of prohibition on employment to other working arrangements 12 May 2025

  It is an honour to follow that eloquent and impassioned maiden speech by our new colleague, the hon. Member for Runcorn and Helsby (Sarah Pochin). I can tell that we will be hearing a lot more from her in this House, and while I am sure that her colleagues are pleased to have their number back up to five, I think we can all understand that her lucky number is six. I draw the House’s...

More of Chris Murray’s recent appearances