“If you woke before dawn one morning with the formula for a vaccine, which would cure the most ghastly disease currently known to man, releasing millions from an agonising death, would you roll over and resume sleeping until daylight?”

Scottish Labour Party politician

Christopher Murray is a Scottish Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, a role he has held since 2024. He entered the House of Commons after winning the seat from Tommy Sheppard of the Scottish National Party. He sits on the Home Affairs Committee and serves as the UK Trade Envoy to France. His public work is tied to Westminster politics, parliamentary scrutiny, and international trade representation.