Who's following who? Your MPs on Twitter

And MPs are following an eclectic bunch of people on Twitter – from celebrities and those with whom they agree, to the different politicians they need to keep a weather eye on.

Oh, and Keith Chegwin.

The former Saturday Superstore host crops up on the list of accounts followed by the Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant.

But the former Tory whip also keeps a close watch on UKIP's leader Nigel Farage, which is not surprising given that he has previously suggested the Conservatives need an electoral pact with the Eurosceptics.

Mr Fabricant has a significant following of more than 14,000 people, which is no surprise given the often humorous posts he puts on his page and the constantly changing profile pictures that make fun of his shock of blonde hair.

But his following is dwarfed by the West Bromwich East Labour MP Tom Watson.

The star of the phone hacking scandal has well over 138,000 followers on Twitter, including the likes of American comedian Roseanne Barr and the singer Courtney Love as well as Little Britain star David Walliams.

Hugh Grant also follows him, which is no surprise given his involvement with the Press regulation lobby group Hacked Off.

Mr Watson enjoys being able to click the links people share and going to read things he would otherwise not have seen.

And he was in an eloquent mood when the Express & Star asked him about his love of Twitter, perhaps because his response did not have to be limited to a mere 140 characters.

"I love Twitter because of the serendipitous nature of the hypertext link. It's the knowledge sharing, the news and the craic (an Irish word for gossip) that do it for me."

And getting re-tweeted by Courtney Love cannot be bad. At this rate, he'll be so famous he can play himself in the movie version of his book on the phone hacking scandal, Dial M For Murdoch.

Wolverhampton North East MP Emma Reynolds is particularly keen on following various housing commentators, which is apt given her recent promotion to be Ed Miliband's shadow housing minister.

Her neighbour in Wolverhampton South East, Pat McFadden, has a lot more fun with his account. He follows comedian Billy Connolly and the singer Jessie J.

He said: "I like Jessie J. I have her first album. I follow Bruce Springsteen too. I'm not sure how effective Twitter is as a political tool. There's a tendency to just follow people we agree with and if we all do that it doesn't really add to the debate, so perhaps I should follow a few more Tories."

Stafford's Jeremy Lefroy follows various individuals but his more topical feeds include the Lichfield Diocese and Help for Heroes.

Cannock Chase's Aidan Burley is also following the Royal British Legion. Walsall South's Valerie Vaz follows a parody account that mocks health secretary Jeremy Hunt.

Many MPs also keep up to date with political rivals. Tory Halesowen and Rowley Regis MP James Morris follows Tony Blair's former spin doctor Alastair Campbell while Warley Labour MP John Spellar follows Conservative donor Lord Ashcroft.

Big name national politicians such as Ed Miliband, the leader of the Labour party, follow the likes of Joey Essex from The Only Way Is Essex.

Prime Minister David Cameron tracks the musings of Take That's Gary Barlow and footballers such as Michael Owen.