Thompson talks farming at PMQs
Owen Thompson the MP for Midlothian told the Prime Minister today that the trade deal the UK has agreed with Australia will put Scottish...
Jardine wants to talk to Gove about Brexit
Christine Jardine, MP for Edinburgh West, has asked to take up the offer from Cabinet Minister, Michael Gove to discuss the potential economic impact...
Joanna Cherry QC MP #OfficeAdvent
MP for Edinburgh South West, Joanna Cherry QC MP has challenged her staff to get involved in supporting local organisations and campaigns for the...
Overcoming pensioner poverty with Pensioner Credit
by Joanna Cherry QC MP for Edinburgh South WestIt is a shocking fact that in my Constituency of Edinburgh South West 1400 pensioner...
Whisky industry building back greener with new funding
Eleven Scottish distilleries and six in England are beginning green innovations with the help of a £10 million UK Government fund.The aim is to...
Helpline becomes free amid cross-party calls to halt Universal Credit
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions David Gauke has today announced DWP customer telephone lines will be changed to Freephone numbers.
This announcement was...
Coronavirus – furlough scheme extended
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that the various government schemes which pay employees who are on furlough due to the coronavirus pandemic, will be...
MP backing award-winning disability employment programme
Joanna Cherry QC MP is backing Leonard Cheshire’s award-winning Change 100 disability employment programme and is urging employers to sign up for the innovative...
Edinburgh’s City Deal gets the nod from the UK Treasury
Today during the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Budget speech there was one line which particularly interested us.
He mentioned the Edinburgh City Deal. In fact...
Chancellor to make statement today
The new UK Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, will make a statement today.He is to make an announcement about new measures from the Mid-Term Fiscal Plan...
HMS Queen Elizabeth leaves Rosyth
Following a lengthy process to build her, HMS Queen Elizabeth the first QE Class aircraft carrier left the half-built HMS The Prince of Wales...
Prime Minister sacks the Secretary of State for Scotland
Only this morning Labour MP for Edinburgh South Ian Murray asked in the Houses of Parliament : “The new Prime Minister’s election yesterday means...
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...
Sarah Masson announced as SNP candidate for Edinburgh West
The SNP has announced that Sarah Masson will stand as their candidate in Edinburgh West at the next UK general election. Sarah, who led the...
Thompson demands rejection of UK Government’s ‘attack on devolution’
Owen Thompson MP called for Scottish politicians from all parties to reject the Internal Market Bill which he says will undermine decisions of the Scottish...
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...
Christmas tree goes up in Westminster
The UK Parliament's Christmas tree has taken its traditional place in the grounds of the Palace of Westminster.The tree which came from Northumberland’s...
Brock questions Mundell’s ‘fortune’ spent on social media advertising
The Scotland Office spent £686,166.29 on its communications team in the last financial year, a jump of just over £250,000 on the previous year,...
Cherry calls for Redford Barracks to remain open
Ahead of Armed Forces Day this weekend, SNP MP Joanna Cherry QC has challenged the Prime Minister to intervene and halt the closure of...
Cherry calls for a People’s Vote
Edinburgh South West had one of the highest Remain votes in the UK, and over the last few months, I have been overwhelmed with...
Summer recess – a time for calming down
by Christine Jardine MP Liberal Democrat MP for Edinburgh WestThe summer recess is meant to be a calmer time for MPs. It gives us chance...
Cherry hits back after appearance at The Fringe cancelled
Joanna Cherry, KC, MP for Edinburgh South West, was invited to appear at the New Town Theatre on 10 August this year in one...
Murray continues to probe over Nike conference in Edinburgh
Ian Murray, MP for Edinburgh South and Shadow Scottish Secretary, says that questions continue to mount over the Edinburgh Nike conference.He criticises the decision...
Question raised at Westminster over Scottish Government’s international relations
Today in the House of Commons, SNP MP, Drew Hendry, raised the question of UK government guidance to Scottish Ministers about overseas travel with...
Cherry questions Prime Minister about Edinburgh jobs
Joanna Cherry QC MP asked a question during the Prime Minister's EU Referendum Statement which took place at Westminster earlier this afternoon.The SNP MSP for...
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...
Local politicians react to Westminster Hall speech by Ukrainian president
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky paid a visit to the UK today and visited the UK Parliament where hundreds of MPs listened to him speak...
Westminster committee to hear evidence on devolving public finances
Tomorrow the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee will hear evidence from the erstwhile MP for Inverness, Sir Danny Alexander to assist them 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...
Ways to stop a No Deal Brexit
CROSS-PARTY BILL TO STOP NO-DEAL BREXITThe SNP today co-sponsored a cross-party Bill designed to take a no deal Brexit off the table.Stephen Gethins...
