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...
Government stepping in to help Canal View pupil
Yesterday in Westminster local MP Joanna Cherry QC MP asked the Prime Minister to step in and help a pupil at Canal View Primary...
Secretary of State for Scotland appoints two new ministers
Douglas Ross MP resigned as a Minister in the Scottish Office last week after the Prime Minister refused to sack his chief aide Dominic...
Deidre calls for action on institutional racism
Deidre Brock SNP MP for Edinburgh North and Leith has called for an unflinching look at institutional racism at Westminster after today’s announcement of an...
MP calls for urgent debate on medical cannabis
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has today called for an urgent debate to be held in the House of Commons over the rigid guidelines...
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...
MP supports cut in beer tax to help local pubs
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has pledged her support for the ‘Long Live the Local’ campaign to help pubs in Edinburgh West keep their...
Christine Jardine MP launches her constituency tour
Edinburgh West MP, Christine Jardine will tomorrow begin her summer tour with special advice surgeries across the constituency added to her regular weekend ones.
With...
Edinburgh East MP criticises number of peers in Lords
SNP MP Tommy Sheppard has spoken out against the increase in the number of peers in the House of Lords in the past year.
UK...
Jardine’s survey shows support for restrictions on night flights
Christine Jardine MP for Edinburgh West tells us that she conducted a survey on night flights and the results are clear.
There is overwhelming support...
Comment – Parliament sends May back to Brussels
Brexit: parliament sends May back to Brussels – what latest amendment votes mean
by Louise Thompson, University of Manchester
In its attempts to find a way...
Midlothian MP starts veterans survey
Owen Thompson MP is working with a cross-party group of MPs to launch a survey about the experiences of veterans applying for support from...
Government issues Covid Secure advice for business
The UK Government has now issued its advice to businesses in England to prepare for a return to work where possible.
This was mentioned...
Edinburgh West MP moves the House of Commons to tears with...
Michelle Thomson MP for Edinburgh West made a contribution to the UN International Day debate yesterday at Westminster on the subject of Violence against...
A Week at Westminster
On Wednesday the Queen's Speech brought a little pomp and circumstance to Westminster.
Speaking ahead of the Conservative majority government’s first Queen’s Speech, Labour’s Shadow...
UK contact tracing app cost £11 million
Midlothian MP, Owen Thompson asked a parliamentary question about the cost of the UK tracing app which has now been abandoned.
He says that...
MP calls on the UK Government to reconsider the Scottish visa
Thompson urges rethink on Scottish visa to protect Midlothian jobs
Owen Thompson MP has called on the UK Government to urgently rethink their dismissal of...
Jardine disappointed at news from Edinburgh Airport
Today Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has expressed her disappointment at the news that Edinburgh Airport will not introduce an offset or curved approach for landing aircraft.
The solution had...
MP invites everyone to Cost of Living event next week
Tommy Sheppard, MP for Edinburgh East, is hosting a free advice event with key local and national organisations to help constituents through the current...
Ian Murray standing for Labour Deputy Leader
Ian Murray MP for Edinburgh South has confirmed the worst kept secret in town this morning. He is standing for election as deputy leader...
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...
Conservative Minister resigns over the Cummings affair
The damage, real or perceived, to the Conservative government from keeping Dominic Cummings on as chief aide to the Prime Minister may yet spell...
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...
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...
Deidre Brock MP leads debate on timebanking
Paying tribute to the work of the Leith Time Bank, the Edinburgh North and Leith MP says the neighbour support networks "really can change...
Ian Murray steps down as Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
There is only one Labour MP in Scotland, Ian Murray who represents Edinburgh South, and he was appointed to the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow...
MP blogs – Christine Jardine MP
by Christine Jardine Liberal Democrat MP for Edinburgh West.
It has been quite a first six months for Christine.
There has been no shortage of issues...
Comment – Deidre Brock on the Immigration Bill
by Deidre Brock MP for Edinburgh North and Leith
This week brought another sad moment at Westminster when we saw a majority of MPs...
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...
Historic ceremony in Edinburgh marks dissolution of Westminster parliament
The Right Honourable Lord Lyon King of Arms has summoned a new UK Parliament from Edinburgh ahead of the UK Parliamentary Election on 8...
