Tag: Edinburgh South

Ian Murray had a very strong message to Jeremy Corbyn, the Prime Minister and the people who voted for him.Murray won a majority of 11,095 which was down a few thousand on his...

Ian Murray has been MP for Edinburgh South since the 2010 General Election. In 2015 he was the only Labour MP to be elected to any of the 59 Scottish constituencies and to serve...

Catriona MacDonald is the SNP candidate for Edinburgh SouthShe is a first time candidate but has worked with Joanna Cherry in her constituency office in Edinburgh South West, so she feels she...

The candidates have now been confirmed for the Edinburgh South constituency.Labour's Ian Murray was elected in 2015 with a majority of 2,637 and 15,514 in 2017.The candidates are as follows :BEAL, Alan Christopher...

Labour parliamentarians Ian Murray and Daniel Johnson have written directly to 22,000 residents in the south of Edinburgh to outline why being part of the EU is so important for the capital.They have pledged...

 Jim Eadie is standing as the SNP candidate in Edinburgh South. Today he met with supporters at the local bowling club where he was joined by SNP Leader, Nicola Sturgeon.Mr Eadie said : "We...

The Edinburgh Reporter has met Edinburgh South MP Ian Murray many times over recent years.He was reelected to Westminster in Thursday's General Election with a majority of 2637. This is an increased majority over...

It can be a little confusing wondering which constituency you live in, especially in Edinburgh city centre where all the boundaries seem to meet.Here is the constituency map which we hope you will find helpful as...

There might have been little interest outside the capital in the fact that an Edinburgh MP had resigned. But Shadow Chancellor Alistair Darling just finished leading the Better Together campaign for the last two...

Ian Murray is the Shadow Business Secretary and he recently had cause to write to the administrators of failed High Street music store, HMV.This is the letter he wrote:- Dear Mr Edward, Mr Khan and...

The last couple of days have demonstrated something fundamental with the question of separation – the SNP can’t answer the fundamental questions about Scotland’s future. Ripping up the most successful social and political union in...

Edinburgh MP switches off for WWF’s Earth Hour to show support for Rio environment summit The Rio carnival comes to the Houses of Parliament as part of WWF’s Earth Hour 2012 Accompanied by WWF’s mascot, Ian...

Ian Murray MP joined shopworkers union Usdaw and national charities campaigning against the £3,870 ‘Tax Credits Bombshell’ that the Government is set to drop on 185 low-income families in Edinburgh South on 6 April. In...

Ian Murray is Labour Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South, Shadow Minister for Employee Relations, Postal and Consumer Affairs. He writes to tell us of the award he won recently."This month I have again included some...

Young people in Edinburgh South have the Chance to be Chancellor for the Day. Ian Murray MP is supporting the launch of Chance to be Chancellor 2012 and is calling on schools and young people...

The Reporter took the opportunity of meeting up with Ian Murray MP for Edinburgh South at his usual place of business in Westminster. Ian is a young energetic MP and when we met he...

Edinburgh South MP, Ian Murray, can proudly declare that his constituency office is cruelty-free. Ian has taken the step to ensure that all the cleaning and household products used are cruelty-free, only using those...

Edinburgh MP for Edinburgh South, Ian Murray MP, is backing a campaign by the shopworkers union Usdaw to highlight the Tory-led Coalition’s cut in support for families that will leave new mums over £1,000...

Sitting in a comfortable chair in his Edinburgh South constituency office,  Mike Pringle MSP with his grey hair and casual jumper looks rather like a favourite uncle. He exudes the kind of warm friendliness that...