WRY · development log
Changelog
A plain-language record of what's changed on the site. Updated with each deployment.
15 July 2026
- —Added splash/welcome screen with account creation forms — Google, Apple, and email signup (in development)
- —Added MP Watch section showing latest financial declarations live from Parliament
- —Added party leader photos (Starmer, Badenoch, Davey, Farage) with live thumbnails
- —Added Composition of Parliament — live seat counts and percentages for all 18 parties
- —Added Parliament Today — 5 most recent speeches from Hansard, updated in real time
- —Upgraded homepage statistics to 4 metrics: MP count, data sources, MP salary, accessibility target
- —Added this changelog page for transparent progress tracking
14 July 2026
- —Fixed MP financial interests — now pulls live data from the Register of Members' Financial Interests
- —Added Hansard integration — MP speeches, debates, and written questions on profile pages
- —Added debate detail pages with full speech excerpts and voting context
- —Fixed MP search autocomplete — now uses correct Parliament API parameters
- —Accessibility audit completed — WCAG compliance fixes applied
12 July 2026
- —Implemented the WRY design system — editorial typography, sharp corners, civic aesthetic
- —Added postcode-to-MP lookup — enter your postcode to find your representative
- —Added Browse All MPs page with party filtering and search
- —Added MP detail profile pages with financial interests breakdown by category
- —Added About & Methodology page documenting all data sources
10 July 2026
- —Deployed site to Cloudflare Pages — now live at wry-bmi.pages.dev
- —Built MP search with live Parliament Members API integration
- —Added error handling, loading states, and 404 pages
- —Built the Register of Interests data pipeline script
8 July 2026
- —Initialised Next.js 14 project scaffold with TypeScript and Tailwind CSS
- —Designed and tested all 4 parliamentary data source integrations
- —Verified live API endpoints: Members API, Interests API, Hansard, Postcode lookup