Emily Politics — UK Parliament (free)

Free, read-only access to the UK parliamentary record: Hansard, bills, division votes, MPs and peers, petitions, political donations, the lobbying register…

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What it can do

  • Search Parliament: Keyword search across Hansard debates, bills, parliamentary questions, divisions, EDMs, committees, APPGs and GOV.UK consultations. Returns titles, dates, excerpts and source links.
  • Get Bill Status: Look up a bill before Parliament by (partial) title: current stage, sponsor, dates, summary, and the official bill page.
  • Search Divisions: Find Commons/Lords division votes by topic. Returns title, date, ayes/noes counts and a division_id for get_division_results.

What data it sees

Do you need an account

No: the server works without sign-in

Free, read-only access to the UK parliamentary record: Hansard, bills, division votes, MPs and peers, petitions, political donations, the lobbying register, ministerial meetings and gifts, ACOBA appointments, government contracts and committee evidence. 14 tools, no key required. By Emily Politics, the AI public affairs agent.

How to connect

How to connect Emily Politics — UK Parliament (free) to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://emily-politics--stephencanninguk.run.tools

  1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
  2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
  3. Click Add custom connector.
  4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
  5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

Authorization

After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

How to connect Emily Politics — UK Parliament (free) to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://emily-politics--stephencanninguk.run.tools

  1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
  2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
  3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
  4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
  5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
  6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

Authorization

On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

How to connect Emily Politics — UK Parliament (free) to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://emily-politics--stephencanninguk.run.tools

Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

Manually:

  1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
  2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
  3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

Authorization

If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

Server tool list (14)

Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

search_parliamentKeyword search across Hansard debates, bills, parliamentary questions, divisions, EDMs, committees, APPGs and GOV.UK consultations. Returns titles, dates, excerpts and source links.
get_bill_statusLook up a bill before Parliament by (partial) title: current stage, sponsor, dates, summary, and the official bill page.
search_divisionsFind Commons/Lords division votes by topic. Returns title, date, ayes/noes counts and a division_id for get_division_results.
get_division_resultsFull result of a specific division vote (use the division_id from search_divisions): totals plus per-party ayes/noes.
lookup_memberFind a sitting MP or peer by name: party, constituency, current role.
search_petitionsPublic petitions to Parliament/Government by topic, ranked by signatures.
search_donationsElectoral Commission donation records — who funds which party or recipient. Filter by recipient, donor, or minimum amount (GBP).
get_ministerial_meetingsMinisterial transparency releases — who ministers have met. Filter by minister or organisation.
search_lobbyingThe UK consultant-lobbyist register (ORCL) — which firms act for which clients.
search_acobaThe 'revolving door': former ministers/senior officials taking private-sector roles and the conditions ACOBA imposed.
search_member_interestsMPs' registered financial interests by member, keyword, or category.
search_contractsUK government contract awards — filter by supplier, buyer, topic, or minimum value (GBP).
search_committee_evidenceEvidence given to parliamentary select committee inquiries — filter by committee or witness.
search_ministerial_giftsGifts and hospitality declared by ministers — filter by minister, counterparty, or type.