The register of members’ interests is the system by which MPs declare what they earn on top of their salary as an MP, by working for private firms or others outside parliament. They also have to declare gifts, or substantial shareholdings, among other interests.
In the most recent update, the prime minister has added an entry confirming that he took free hospitality at a Heathrow VIP lounge on the way to his controversial stay at a villa owned by the Goldsmith family in Spain. This is the first published version of the register since the Owen Paterson affair erupted.
Our search also shows how each MP voted in the Leadsom amendment, which sought to spare Paterson from punishment for breaching lobbying rules, and to change the system of regulation. That motion passed but has since been rescinded.
