Tommy Sheppard holding public meeting on Saturday
Edinburgh East MP Tommy Sheppard is hosting a public meeting with panellists Professor Nicola McEwan and journalist Simon Pia to explore what happens next...
Tommy Sheppard writes to the Home Secretary about visas
Tommy Sheppard MP calls on Home Secretary to end visa injustice as petition reaches 115,000.The Edinburgh East MP has today written to the Home...
Home Secretary resigns and Shapps is back in cabinet
During an otherwise tumultuous day at Westminster the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, resigned after a meeting with the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street....
Article 50 case referred to the Court of Justice of the...
by Joanna Cherry QC MP
In the wake of Theresa May’s Salzburg humiliation the British government was dealt a double blow when Scotland’s most senior...
Jardine : the war on drugs has failed
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has called for a ‘grown-up’ debate on drug reform as parliament’s Scottish Affairs Committee launched a new inquiry into...
Midlothian MP says the Passport Office is a shambles
The UK Government has no idea how many people are receiving their passports on time, because they don’t bother to measure it, according to...
BBC cuts – Westminster Hall debate today
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 seeks to change the law and split the Lord...
Edinburgh South West MP Joanna Cherry, KC, is to introduce a Private Member's Bill at Westminster this week to allow changes to be made...
Edinburgh MP signs the Holocaust Education Trust Book of Commitment
This week Deidre Brock MP signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment. The anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration and death camp...
Local MP visits Health in Mind in Tynecastle
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 MP advises women to get checked for breast cancer
Deidre Brock MP has marked World Cancer Day today by calling on all eligible women to participate in the Scottish Breast Cancer Screening Programme and go...
International Women’s Day – Cherry named as one of 100 Women...
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 calls for insulation to cut mould and reduce energy bills
Edinburgh West MP, Christine Jardine, has called on the UK Government to introduce an emergency ten-year programme to insulate every home in the UK....
Jo Swinson appoints Shadow Cabinet
Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Jo Swinson MP, has today announced her first Shadow Cabinet, declaring that she has built a team that...
Midlothian MP calls for swift action for business and workers
Owen Thompson MP for Midlothian has called for swifter, clearer action from government to support workers and businesses devastated by the coronavirus crisis.Mr Thompson...
Cherry hits back after appearance at The Fringe cancelled
Joanna Cherry, KC, MP for Edinburgh South West, was invited to appear at the New Town Theatre on 10 August this year in one...
Scotland Office costs back in the spotlight
The Secretary of State for Scotland David Mundell MP may have retained his position in the Cabinet reshuffle at the beginning of the week,...
Jardine welcomes baby home after Iraq ordeal
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine recentlywelcomed home a baby girl who was trapped in war-torn Iraq while waiting months for her British passport.For more than a year,...
Jardine wants to talk to Gove about Brexit
Christine Jardine, MP for Edinburgh West, has asked to take up the offer from Cabinet Minister, Michael Gove to discuss the potential economic impact...
Overcoming pensioner poverty with Pensioner Credit
by Joanna Cherry QC MP for Edinburgh South WestIt is a shocking fact that in my Constituency of Edinburgh South West 1400 pensioner...
Edinburgh MP claims the drug laws don’t work
by Tommy Sheppard MP for Edinburgh EastLast year 1187 people died in Scotland from a drug related death. This is a crisis. And the...
Shadow Chancellor says it is all about jobs
The Shadow Chancellor, Anneliese Dodds MP, visited the Eric Liddell Centre this morning to hear a little about what they do, and how they...
International Women’s Day – urban planning must get rid of gender...
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine presented a Bill to the House of Commons on Tuesday that would increase consideration to remove gender bias from urban planning. The...
SNP back EU protectors for produce
It is the SNP conference in Edinburgh this weekend. At the conference there has been some discussion about the value of EU brand protection...
Scottish Government deny agreement on amendments to the EU Withdrawal Bill
The Secretary of State for Scotland the Rt Hon David Mundell was on BBC Radio Scotland this morning talking about the talks between Westminster...
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...
MP warns against cost of living scams
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...
The Scottish Brexit question may not be asked
Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday would not confirm she would consult with the Scottish people, and ask the Scottish Parliament to agree, before she changes the...
Scotland for a People’s Vote say the Brexit deal is ‘half-baked’
Commenting after the emergency session of the UK Cabinet on the Brexit deal ended earlier this evening, Scotland for a People’s Vote – which...
Jardine makes demands on Holyrood for timescale on Growth Scheme
Scottish Liberal Democrat MP Christine Jardine has demanded that the Scottish Government lay out a timescale for delivering the half a billion pound Scottish...
