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James MacCleary is the Liberal Democrat MP for Lewes, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Defence).
Role, work or services: Councillor Until: 7 May 2026. Payer: East Sussex County Council, County Hall, Lewes, BN7 1UE (Registered 1 August 2024; updated 20 September 2025)
Remuneration: £719.50 a month Until: 7 May 2026. Hours: 30 hrs a month Estimated depending on meetings and casework (Registered 1 August 2024; updated 20 September 2025)
Role, work or services: District Councillor Until: 6 May 2027. Payer: Lewes District Council, 6 High Street, Lewes, BN7 2AD (Registered 1 August 2024)
Remuneration: £416.83 a month From: 2 May 2023. Until: 6 May 2027. Hours: 20 hrs a month Hours worked is an estimate (Registered 1 August 2024)
Name of donor: National Liberal Club Ltd Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Honorary membership until the end of 2025, as a new Liberal Democrat MP, value £1,578.50 Date received: 2 September 2024 to 31 December 2025 Date accepted: 2 September 2024 Donor status: company, registration 01355034 (Registered 13 October 2024)
Director of Newhaven Fishing Community Interest Company. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 1 September 2024 (Registered 3 October 2024)
Name of donor: European Democratic Party Address of donor: Rue Montoyer 25, 1000 Brussels, Belgium Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Travel and accommodation, value £432.02 Destination of visit: Belgium (Brussels) Dates of visit: 6 December 2024 to 7 December 2024 Purpose of visit: Speaking in my capacity as Liberal Democrat Europe Spokesperson at the EDP Congress (Registered 26 February 2025)
Name of donor: Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Address of donor: 63 Eccleston Square, London SW1V 1PH Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation and transfers, value £889.45 Destination of visit: Italy Dates of visit: 24 October 2025 to 26 October 2025 Purpose of visit: To attend the Economic and Finance Conference by invitation (Registered 16 December 2025)
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