Greater Manchester's MPs have declared £1,611,920 in gifts, donations and outside earnings since the 2019 General Election, it has emerged. The vast majority was made by four of the region's most high-profile parliamentarians - Shadow Cabinet members Angela Rayner and Lisa Nandy, former Labour leadership contender Rebecca Long-Bailey and Sir Graham Brady, chair of the Conservative Party's 1922 Committee.
The figures have emerged after Sky News and the Tortoise news website launched a new database of MPs' outside earnings and donations. The database, called the Westminster Accounts, compiles records from the MPs' Register of Interests, the Electoral Commission and other official registers and aims to provide a comprehensive picture of the flow of money into British politics. You can find out how much your MP has earned by typing in your postcode here.
Ms Long-Bailey, who finished second to Keir Starmer in the 2020 Labour leadership election, declared the most of Greater Manchester's 27 MPs. The Salford and Eccles MP received donations and a gift worth a total of £406,800, including £249,300 from the Unite trade union and £76,830 from left-wing political organisation Momentum.
