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Monday, February 10, 2025

Calls for discussion on the Old Town Hall in Leith

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Deidre Brock MP is calling for discussion on future of Leith's Old Town Hall if Police decide to leave The station is one of those...

Local MP visits Health in Mind in Tynecastle

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Joanna Cherry QC MP for Edinburgh South West visited Health in Mind’s Wellbeing Gateway this week. She said : "Experiencing a mental health problem, particularly...

Edinburgh West MP wants medical cannabis legalised

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Christine Jardine MP for Edinburgh West has accompanied her constituent Karen Gray to Downing Street to hand in a petition. Here she explains why...

Jardine holding telephone surgery on Friday

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Jardine to host phone surgery amid coronavirus outbreak Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine will hold a special over the phone advice surgery this Friday in place of...

UK Government increase in Scottish Government borrowing is “derisory”

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The UK Government says it has increased The Scottish Parliament's borrowing powers in line with inflation, but the improvement has been described as "derisory". At...

Deputy Prime Minister visits Scotland

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On her first official visit to Scotland, the Deputy Prime Minister the Rt Hon Angela Rayner met with John Swinney at Bute House. Ms...

Overcoming pensioner poverty with Pensioner Credit

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by Joanna Cherry QC MP for Edinburgh South West It is a shocking fact that in my Constituency of Edinburgh South West 1400 pensioner...

Deidre Brock has secured an adjournment debate today

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Edinburgh North and Leith MP Deidre Brock has secured an adjournment debate at Westminster on Thursday afternoon. This comes after the UN Committee on the...

Marking Holocaust Memorial Day 80 years on

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This year is the 80th anniversary since the liberation of the Nazi concentration and death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau. Events are taking place across Scotland and the...

UK Supreme Court declare prorogation of Parliament is unlawful

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In a case brought by Edinburgh South West MP Joanna Cherry and others, the UK Supreme Court has this morning unanimously decided against the...

Plastic free parliament would be welcomed by Edinburgh West MP

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Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has today welcomed the UK Parliament's commitment to try and eliminate avoidable single-use plastic by 2019. In October, non-recyclable disposable catering items such...

New Tory Party leader announced

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The Conservative party members chose their new leader and possibly, if everything goes well for him today, our new Prime Minister. It was always...

Finance Minister demands more investment ahead of the Autumn Statement

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The Chancellor Philip Hammond will rise later today to make his first Autumn Statement in the House of Commons. Ahead of that Finance Secretary Derek...

Jardine to hold business drop in sessions this week

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Christine Jardine MP, is to host virtual meetings with groups and businesses in her constituency to discuss their concerns about the impact of Covid-19...

Coronavirus – First Minister’s letter to the Prime Minister suggests four...

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Given the comments over devolved powers in recent days in relation to COBR meetings and also the lack of powers to continued furlough schemes,...

Ways to stop a No Deal Brexit

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CROSS-PARTY BILL TO STOP NO-DEAL BREXIT The SNP today co-sponsored a cross-party Bill designed to take a no deal Brexit off the table. Stephen Gethins...

Thompson calls for lifting of visa regulations for Ukrainian refugees

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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...

Dissolution Honours List 2015 in full

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Among the names on the Dissolution List 2015, Alistair Darling is the one which stands out for us here in Edinburgh, but there are...

Scotland Office costs back in the spotlight

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The Secretary of State for Scotland David Mundell MP may have retained his position in the Cabinet reshuffle at the beginning of the week,...

Disappointment over immigration rules change

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The Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson, Christine Jardine, has heavily criticised the Government’s Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill, which received its...

New UK Covid testing site now open at the Jack Kane

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Today a new walk-through Covid-19 testing centre has been opened in the shared car park at the Jack Kane Leisure Centre and the Jack...

Greens vow to stand up to Trump and the Tories

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The Scottish Greens used today (7 June), the final day of General Election campaigning, to knock on as many doors as possible, including the...

BBC cuts – Westminster Hall debate today

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Tommy Smith, OBE, is spearheading the backlash against proposed cuts by the BBC in their programming of jazz, classical and folk music. On Tuesday Pete...

Edinburgh MP leads WASPI consultation

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Christine Jardine, MP for Edinburgh West, is at the centre of efforts to reverse the injustice to women born in the 1950s caused by...

Edinburgh MP’s bill will eliminate online voting anomaly

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If it is successful, a bill introduced by Edinburgh North & Leith MP, Tracy Gilbert will allow those living in Scotland the option to...

UK Government must not endanger the Good Friday agreement

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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...

MP warns against cost of living scams

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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...

Ministerial visit to Wester Hailes High School celebrates reading

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UK Government Scotland Office Minister Kirsty McNeill joined the Scottish Book Trust at Wester Hailes High School to celebrate the achievement of Core Reading...

Coronavirus – governments planning for Christmas

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The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster held a discussion with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on Saturday to talk about shared arrangements to...

MP for Midlothian appointed Under-Secretary of State

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The Prime Minister has appointed Kirsty McNeill MP for Midlothian as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State to work with Ian Murray, MP for Edinburgh South,...

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