UK Minister addresses Arctic Circle Assembly
Lord Offord, the UK Government Minister for Scotland, arrived in Iceland today to address the Arctic Circle Assembly and to meet key figures in...
Conservative Party Conference – Douglas Ross speech #CPC22
The leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Douglas Ross MP and MSP, reacted fast to the Chancellor's U-turn over cutting the top rate of tax...
Parliament observes a minute’s silence
MPs at the House of Commons paid tribute to Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by observing a minute's silence this morning.
Prime Minister lays out her plans to deal with energy costs
The new energy strategy announced by the Prime Minister the Rt Hon Liz Truss to parliament this morning will cap energy bills at £2,500...
New Leader of the Conservative party announced
As widely predicted, Liz Truss MP is to become the third woman UK Prime Minister after a long process over the summer since Boris...
Small breweries threatened by rising costs
Rocketing production costs threatens small breweries.Owen Thompson MP has urged support for the UK's independent breweries as the cost-of-living crisis threatens to bring widespread...
Official opening of HMRC Edinburgh Regional Centre
HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) Edinburgh Regional Centre and UK Government hub was formally opened this week by Secretary of State for Scotland, Alister...
MP warns against cost of living scams
During Scotland's ScamWatch Fortnight, Midlothian MP Owen Thompson urged residents to be on their guard against scams, especially as the cost of living soars.This...
Government’s stance on Rwanda questioned by Human Rights Committee
MP for Edinburgh South West, Joanna Cherry, QC, MP, is the newly appointed Chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, and has taken...
MP wants access to cash protected
Owen Thompson MP has called for action to protect access to cash as the funding model puts more free ATMs at risk all over...
Boris Johnson quits as leader of the Conservative Party
A week is a long time in politics, and this has been a particularly eventful one. Finally on Thursday the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson,...
Labour to lead debate on privatisation of Channel 4
Edinburgh South MP Ian Murray says that the UK Government will destroy the Scottish creative sector with their privatisation plans for Channel 4.Labour...
Douglas Ross confirms he will not support the Prime Minister tonight
Scottish Conservative Leader Douglas Ross said ahead of this evening’s vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister that he will be voting for...
Prime Minister to face a vote of confidence in his leadership...
The Prime Minister will face a vote of confidence tonight when Conservative MPs will vote in a secret ballot between 6pm and 8pm.Sir...
Midlothian MP says the Passport Office is a shambles
The UK Government has no idea how many people are receiving their passports on time, because they don’t bother to measure it, according to...
Prime Minister and Chancellor both issued with fines over Partygate –...
Earlier today the Metropolitan Police confirmed that the Prime Minister, his wife Carrie Johnson and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, have all...
April podcast – Deidre Brock MP for Edinburgh Northern and Leith
I met with Deidre Brock who has now been an MP for the area since 2015 in Leith - where else? And it was...
Sir Lindsay Hoyle meets Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
The Speaker of the House of Commons told Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe that ‘the whole nation rejoiced’ when she was finally reunited with her family after six...
International Women’s Day – Cherry named as one of 100 Women...
Edinburgh South West MP, Joanna Cherry QC has been chosen as one of 100 Women at Westminster for the third year.Ms Cherry has been...
International Women’s Day – urban planning must get rid of gender...
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine presented a Bill to the House of Commons on Tuesday that would increase consideration to remove gender bias from urban planning. The...
Testing testing – Deidre Brock MP on the new coronavirus regime
By Deidre Brock MP for Edinburgh Northern and LeithIt’s a game we’ve been playing with ourselves for almost two years now, a game called...
Jardine secures promise of medicinal cannabis trial
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine today secured a government promise to support trials of medicinal cannabis as an important step towards making it available...
Thompson calls for lifting of visa regulations for Ukrainian refugees
Owen Thompson MP has called for The UK Government to lift visa restrictions for refugees fleeing from the war in Ukraine.The call comes as...
Council Conservative group leader loses faith in Prime Minister
The Conservative group leader for The City of Edinburgh Council has said Boris Johnson “can’t carry on as Prime Minister” after he admitted attending...
New Year message from the Prime Minister reminds everyone of the...
The Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, has recorded a New Year message saying that the British people have "responded heroically" to...
A view from Westminster – Deidre Brock MP
by Deidre Brock MPThe news cycle has been dominated by allegations of multiple parties held at Downing Street and Whitehall departments last year during...
Coronavirus – additional troops drafted in to assist in vaccine response
An additional 100 Armed Forces personnel have been made available to accelerate the vaccine rollout in Scotland amid the wave of Omicron infections.This brings...
Campaign to save Mavisbank will feature in Westminster debate on Tuesday
Midlothian MP Brings Save Mavisbank campaign to Westminster. Owen Thompson MP is today bringing the long-fought campaign to restore Midlothian’s historic Mavisbank House to Westminster....
Tightening of restrictions on using hand held phones while driving
The UK Government is tightening up restrictions on using hand held phones while driving and has made it illegal to use one in just...
Thompson wants a return to proxy voting at Westminster
Owen Thompson MP has called for a return to a proxy voting scheme for MPs who cannot attend the House in person for legitimate...
