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More money available for community asset transfers

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The UK Government has topped up the fund available for community asset transfers, raising the cap on available funding for each project from £250,000...

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...

Blackford to step down at next election

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Ian Blackford MP for Ross, Skye and Lochaber, a former leader of the SNP at Westminster has announced he will step down at the...

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,...

Scotland at the forefront of Labour’s energy plan but Tories not...

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Labour say they have a world leading plan to make Britain a clean energy superpower by 2030, and the plan will be “made in...

SNP demand Westminster recall over Israel

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The SNP MP for Midlothian, Owen Thompson, has called for the UK Parliament to be urgently recalled to ban arms sales to Israel. He demanded...

New Advocate General for Scotland appointed

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Ten Downing Street has announced that  new Advocate General for Scotland will be Keith Stewart, QC. Mr Stewart replaces Lord Keen of Elie, QC, as...

Deidre Brock MP adds extra surgery this Friday

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The newly re-elected MP for Edinburgh North and Leith, Deidre Brock MP,  is holding an extra surgery this Friday at Sainsbury's in Craigleith. She invites...

Question raised at Westminster over Scottish Government’s international relations

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Today in the House of Commons, SNP MP, Drew Hendry, raised the question of UK government guidance to Scottish Ministers about overseas travel with...

Sir Keir Starmer is announced as new Labour leader

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Sir Keir Starmer has today been announced as the new leader of the Labour Party. He was the bookies' favourite to follow in Jeremy Corbyn's...

MP to call for support for bereaved children

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Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine will call on the UK Government on Thursday to develop a new protocol for informing children of bereavement support...

Jardine’s bill to tackle online abuse against women

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Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has tabled a Bill in the UK Parliament calling for action to tackle online abuse against women and girls,...

International Women’s Day – Cherry named as one of 100 Women...

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Edinburgh South West MP, Joanna Cherry QC has been chosen as one of 100 Women at Westminster for the third year. Ms Cherry has been...

Jardine supports small business in South Queensferry

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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...

Flynn announces reshuffle of frontbench SNP team

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Edinburgh East MP Tommy Sheppard has been moved into a front bench position by Westminster leader, Stephen Flynn MP. Sheppard will take up responsibility...

MP calls on local businesses to support Craigmillar community project fundraising

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  Tommy Sheppard MP has called on Edinburgh businesses to help a Craigmillar-based community project reach its fundraising target. The Craigmillar Community Grows project supports a...

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...

Shadow Chancellor says it is all about jobs

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The Shadow Chancellor, Anneliese Dodds MP, visited the Eric Liddell Centre this morning to hear a little about what they do, and how they...

Jardine calls for an extension to furlough

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Christine Jardine MP, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson has called on the UK Government to extend the furlough scheme “for the struggling tourism sector” until the...

Edinburgh project gets funding boost from UK Government green fund

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Power Enable Solutions Ltd t/a REOptimize Systems in Edinburgh has received £660,854.40 from the UK Government in a round of funding for British entrepreneurs...

King and Queen Consort visit Westminster Hall

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Ahead of the Coronation on Saturday Their Majesties, King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla visited Westminster Hall at the Houses of Parliament on...

Edinburgh MP calls for clarity on Redford Barracks

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In a major Westminster parliamentary debate about the Defence estate Joanna Cherry QC MP for Edinburgh South West has called on the UK Government...

Sir Lindsay Hoyle meets Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

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The Speaker of the House of Commons told Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe that ‘the whole nation rejoiced’ when she was finally reunited with her family after six...

Cherry hits back after appearance at The Fringe cancelled

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Joanna Cherry, KC, MP for Edinburgh South West, was invited to appear at the New Town Theatre on 10 August this year in one...

Ruth, Baroness Davidson of….

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The Herald's Tom Gordon broke the story this morning that Ruth Davidson has finally chosen her title as a member of the House of...

Westminster Watch

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A quick look at what Edinburgh's MPs were up to in the House of Commons last month. All eyes have been on Holyrood recently, what...

Douglas Ross confirms he will not support the Prime Minister tonight

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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...

Jardine calls for an end to the ‘pink tax’

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Today Liberal Democrat MP Christine Jardine has introduced a Bill to end the so called ‘Pink Tax’. Christine Jardine is launching her campaign to remove the...

Chancellor makes second statement of the day to the Commons

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The new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, made two speeches about his future plans for the economy today. The first was delivered on...

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...

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