EU – What does Article 50 say?
The UK has now voted to leave the EU and Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon comes into play. So what does it...
Jardine calls for assurance on jobs and furlough
Edinburgh West MP and Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Christine Jardine MP said the latest announcement of redundancies in the aviation industry is further evidence...
Jardine supports small business in South Queensferry
Christine Jardine, MP for Edinburgh West, was on South Queensferry High Street yesterday to support local business on Small Business Saturday.The campaign promotes small...
SNP at Westminster urge cross-party action
With just a month to go until 31 October when the UK should have left the EU, the SNP leader at Westminster, Ian Blackford,...
Deidre Brock MP on being an apprentice
Skills of the past are skills of the future says Deidre Brock MP for Edinburgh North and LeithDid you know it takes three years...
Prime Minister calls a General Election on 8 June 2017
The Prime Minister Theresa May has unexpectedly announced a snap General Election on 8 June 2017, six weeks from now and a month after...
UK Government confirms funding for Scotland ahead of Edinburgh visit by...
The UK Government has announced that The Scottish Government will receive a minimum of £1.9 billion in additional funding this year, on top of...
Jardine in talks with Corstorphine businesses over new association
Lib Dem MP for Edinburgh West, Christine Jardine, used small business Saturday to meet Corstorphine traders to discuss setting up an association for the...
Local crime writer’s generous donation to sex workers’ charity
Local crime fiction writer Peter Ritchie has launched his latest noir thriller, ‘Maxine’s Story’ and will donate a portion of the profits to SCOT-PEP,...
UK Government invest in Scottish research
A research project led by Heriot-Watt University is one of three awarded funding by the UK Government today.The Centre for Regulated Bio-Manufacture aims...
Making the case for LEZ extension
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has called on the City of Edinburgh Council to look at the facts and extend any low emissions zone...
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...
Charles Kennedy dies at 55
The news has broken this morning that former Ross, Skye and Lochaber MP and lifelong politician Charles Kennedy has died suddenly at home in...
Put it to the People march – Edinburgh send off tonight
Rally Put it to the People - City of Festivals Send-Off Friday, 22 March 201918:00 – 19:00 Bristo Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9AJ With crucial votes...
London attack – national political campaigning stops for today
Seven people have died and 48 are reported to be in hospital, some with critical injuries, after what appears to have been a terrorist...
Secretary of State announces name for new UK hub
The Secretary of State for Scotland, David Mundell announced today that the name for the new UK Government office at Waverleygate is Queen Elizabeth...
Asthma sufferer endorses clean air campaign
A clean air campaign launched by Edinburgh West Lib Dems has been endorsed by a
local resident suffering from severe asthma.
Christine Jardine MP and Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP...
Brock warns of Brexit threat to games industry in Scotland
Deidre Brock MP for Edinburgh North and Leith has warned that leaving the EU single market will severely damage Scotland’s world-leading games industry.Attending a...
Greens vow to stand up to Trump and the Tories
The Scottish Greens used today (7 June), the final day of General Election campaigning, to knock on as many doors as possible, including the...
Cross party motion of no confidence in the government lodged at...
The SNP, Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the Greens have tabled a vote of no confidence in the UK government.It follows an amendment from...
Edinburgh MP supports the Long Live the Local campaign
Joanna Cherry, QC, MP, pledged her support for the Long Live the Local campaign to help pubs and breweries in Edinburgh recover and thrive.Ms...
Court of Session rejects application to stop prorogation
Lord Doherty at the Court of Session in Edinburgh has handed down his decision this morning in the petition by Joanna Cherry QC MP...
All Edinburgh MPs vote against Brexit bill
Edinburgh Members of Parliament have been unanimous in their opposition to the Brexit bill otherwise known more formally as the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal)...
UK Government must not endanger the Good Friday agreement
As MPs return to Westminster for the new parliamentary term there is a lot of dust still to settle.As the Conservative Party did not...
SNP MPs call for renaming of ISIL
At a photo call on the steps of Westminster Hall later this morning, some SNP MPs will join MPs from across the parties at...
Edinburgh MP calls for clarity on Redford Barracks
In a major Westminster parliamentary debate about the Defence estate Joanna Cherry QC MP for Edinburgh South West has called on the UK Government...
Edinburgh MP applauds Fringe benefits
by Deidre Brock MPHere’s a good thing, something to cheer you up. A couple of days ago I had a fabulous time down at...
Midlothian MP criticises Prime Minister for refusing furlough extension
THOMPSON SLAMS PM FOR TELLING EVENTS SECTOR TO GET BACK INTO WORK Owen Thompson MP criticised the Prime Minister Boris Johnson today at Prime Minister's...
SNP say Honours List is ‘rotten’
The Scottish National Party has described David Cameron’s full Resignation Honours list, published yesterday evening, as "rotten to the core”.The Edinburgh Reporter met The Rt...
Cherry questions the Prime Minister on Brexit
Joanna Cherry QC MP asked a question about Europe at Westminster earlier today but was not entirely happy with the response from the Prime...
