Month: January 2023

Westminster Accounts: How to explore the database for yourself | Politics News

Westminster Accounts: How to explore the database for yourself | Politics News

The Westminster Accounts interactive database lets you search for information about the earnings and donations declared by any MP, political party, an all-party parliamentary group, or donor since the last election. Sky News and Tortoise Media have programmatically collected and analysed thousands of public records to create this extensive record of financial interests in Westminster from December 2019 onwards. Search for your MP using the Westminster Accounts tool It means that for the first time, you can easily see the total sums of donations and earnings for individual MPs – something which was previously very difficult to collate and compare due to the way the registers are published. So how can you explore the database for yourself? Find an MP When you open the Westminster Accounts interactive database, you are presented with a search box. Here you can search for any MP or find your own by entering your postcode. Alternatively, you could select the random MP suggested above the text entry box. Earnings and donations outlined Once you have made your selection, you will …