Gilbert Murray regained his Gypping in the Marsh parliamentary seat in the 2024 general election - this time standing as a Deform UK candidate - and has written a Westminster blog about his experience as a Deform UK MP. Read on to get the inside track on exactly what it's like to be Deform UK Member of Parliament for Gypping the Marsh.

July 2024

After an absence from Parliament of nearly 20 years, Gilbert regains the parliamentary seat of Gypping in the Marsh; victory celebrations at the Cock and Bull go awry thanks to a stray dart and a coachload of skinheads; Gilbert makes a triumphant return to Westminster; and Gilbert struggles while getting to grips with constituency work.

August 2024

Gilbert unveils three new statues at Saint Bodkin's church; a fight breaks out at the first Gypping in the Marsh Clown Festival; illegal dumping in Gypping Marsh reaches new levels; Gilbert attends the grand opening of the Duke of York dormitory at Saint Bunty's Home for Parentally-Challenged Children; Gilbert accompanies the 18th Earl of Gypping at the annual 'King's Keeper of the Privy' ritual at Windsor Castle; and the unveiling of a new relic of the Great Prophet Noel at Saint Bodkin's church.

September 2024

Legal issues abound for Gilbert; pushing proposals for a new coal-fired power station and opencast mine in Cambridgeshire; Gilbert tangles with a cyclist while rushing to a cabbage-related emergency; and Gilbert's turn at the Deform UK party conference does not go to plan.

October 2024

Gilbert is reunited with a long-lost Russian friend, Georgy; the local vicar is on the lookout for three teenage virgins and a goat; a new base for Gilbert in London; Gilbert gets the chance to star in a new movie; and Gilbert meets the rather wonderful Ivanya Kumalova.

November 2024

All does not go according to plan on the Feast Day of Saint Bodkin; Gilbert falls in love and ruins a mattress; the launch of a new beer from Gypping Ales; and Gilbert and Ivanya attend a performance by the Cerddoriaeth Ofnadwy Ensemble of JS Murray's 'Well-Tempered Swanee Whistle' at the Royal Festival Hall.

December 2024

The season of Noelmas comes to Gypping in the Marsh; Beaker obtains two typewriting apes called Mr Chuckle and Donald Trump; trouble brewing at the Cock and Bull; and Gilbert ends up in hospital following an unfortunate accident involving a French maid - Madame Oohlala - and a feather duster.

January 2025

Madame Oohlala is arrested and charged with GBH; anti-Russian sentiments at the Cock and Bull lead to a sacking; Ed Miliband puts an end to Gilbert's power station proposals; a mob descends on Gypping in the Marsh; Ivanya and Georgy are thrown out of Parliament; and Beaker obtains three typewriting monkeys to keep Mr Chuckle and Donald Trump company.

February 2025

Gilbert comes unstuck during a trip to Moscow with Georgy; a report on the Feast Day of St Brigid celebrations in Gypping in the Marsh; plans for a third runway at Gypping Airport; an uncomfortable meeting with the Parliamentary Security Department; and as UFO fever grips Gypping in the Marsh, Gilbert gets to grips with a young UFO enthusiast.

March 2025

Spring comes to Gypping in the Marsh; vandals strike in the village; Mr Chuckle goes missing; Ivanya is in a mood; and Gilbert disappears after receiving an envelope full of photographs.

April 2025

Gilbert and Mr Chuckle both turn up safe and sound... but things do not remain safe and sound for long.