{
  "from_version": "1.2",
  "to_version": "2.0",
  "comparison_label": "Explorer 1.2 → 2.0 · same official snapshot, 9 October 2026",
  "note": "This update adds analysis and contextual research. It does not replace the official dataset with a new retrieval. Four news items are added, all already matched to official records; none adds money to a donation total.",
  "records": [],
  "news_added": [
    {
      "id": "NEWS-2026-019",
      "donor": "Jeremy Elliott San",
      "party": "Conservative and Unionist Party",
      "amount_pence": 300000000,
      "status": "matched",
      "ec_refs": [
        "C0795383",
        "C0833042",
        "C0833805"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "NEWS-2026-020",
      "donor": "JC Bamford Excavators Ltd",
      "party": "Conservative and Unionist Party",
      "amount_pence": 20000000,
      "status": "matched",
      "ec_refs": [
        "C0835903"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "NEWS-2026-021",
      "donor": "Paul Mackings Consulting Limited",
      "party": "Reform UK",
      "amount_pence": 11100000,
      "status": "matched",
      "ec_refs": [
        "C0836618"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "NEWS-2026-022",
      "donor": "MOU Operations Ltd",
      "party": "Your Party",
      "amount_pence": 60000000,
      "status": "matched",
      "ec_refs": [
        "C0835400",
        "C0835401",
        "C0835402",
        "C0835403",
        "C0835404",
        "C0835405"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "news_status_changes": [],
  "comparison_method": "Official entries compared by EC reference, including amount, party, accepted date, donor fields and recorded classification. Additions, removals and amended fields are separate. Revisions are not automatically interpreted as new donations.",
  "official_sha256": "4e46eced565d9b23af666738a4f559c95152eef8c8ef73ac9e3f0f96fbe630df"
}