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Jardine to hold business drop in sessions this week
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...
April podcast – Deidre Brock MP for Edinburgh Northern and Leith
I met with Deidre Brock who has now been an MP for the area since 2015 in Leith - where else? And it was...
Call for freeze on rail fares
Liberal Democrat Scotland Spokesperson Christine Jardine has called on The Scottish Government to freeze rail fares for at least the remainder of the year, rather...
Duart Crescent Post Office closure threatened
There is a new threat that Duart Crescent Post Office could close.
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has written to the UK Post Office,...
Scottish Greens councillor bids for Westminster
East Lothian’s first Scottish Greens councillor is set to fight for a seat at Westminster in the upcoming general election.
Shona McIntosh has been named...
MP for Midlothian appointed Under-Secretary of State
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,...
Prime Minister and members of the cabinet sworn in
Today was a day of firsts for many new MPs. It was the first time the new MPs had taken their seats in the...
Prime Minister convening first Council of the Nations and Regions in...
The first Council of the Nations and Regions will meet in Scotland on Friday, convened by the Prime Minister.
The meeting takes place three...
Edinburgh festivals come under the Westminster spotlight
In a Westminster Hall debate on Tuesday, Edinburgh's Olympic-sized annual cultural festivals were put under the spotlight in the first discussion on the topic...
Scottish Secretary of State says budget will bring “era of growth”...
The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, will present her first budget on Wednesday, and many details have already been leaked.
Ms Reeves...
Calls for exemption from NI increases for GPs
National Insurance contributions for employers were increased in the Autumn budget, and this is going to pose a burden on doctors' practices according to...
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...
Local MP calls for more sporting opportunities for disabled people
Earlier this week Christine Jardine MP met with the CEO of Scottish Disability Sport to discuss how to get more disabled people involved sport and...
Jardine welcomes Pinkhill planning refusal
Lib Dem MP for Edinburgh West, Christine Jardine, has welcomed the decision by the Scottish Government Reporter to reject planning permission for a 5...
Tommy Sheppard MP wins award
Edinburgh East MP, Tommy Sheppard, has been awarded the Other Party MP of the Year Award by the Patchwork Foundation.
The announcement this morning...
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...
King and Queen Consort visit Westminster Hall
Ahead of the Coronation on Saturday Their Majesties, King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla visited Westminster Hall at the Houses of Parliament on...
UK Government awards £2 million to King’s Theatre renovation
The UK Government has awarded £2 million towards the renovation of The King's Theatre which will ensure it becomes fully accessible for the first...
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...
General Election – Liberal Democrats choose candidate for Edinburgh North and...
Scottish Lib Dems select Mike Andersen for Edinburgh North and Leith
The Scottish Liberal Democrats have formally announced the selection of Mike Andersen as their...
Deputy Prime Minister visits Scotland
On her first official visit to Scotland, the Deputy Prime Minister the Rt Hon Angela Rayner met with John Swinney at Bute House.
Ms...
Lord Foulkes repeats call for Lords reform
On the day when the Conservative Government have finally announced the Dissolution Honours List and another 45 peers have been created, an existing peer, Lord...
Scrap the Rape Clause Demo on Thursday
Tomorrow evening in George Square, Glasgow there will be a protest against the Family Cap and Rape Clause. More details on Facebook here.
The protest...
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...
Sarah Masson announced as SNP candidate for Edinburgh West
The SNP has announced that Sarah Masson will stand as their candidate in Edinburgh West at the next UK general election.
Sarah, who led the...
Take care with online gaming
Midlothian MP, Owen Thompson, has called for stronger action to protect families from getting into financial trouble through spend on online games during the...
Disappointment over immigration rules change
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...
Chancellor makes second statement of the day to the Commons
The new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, made two speeches about his future plans for the economy today.
The first was delivered on...
Rishi Sunak to be the next Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak became the only candidate as new leader of the Conservative party when Penny Mordaunt withdrew from the race with a few moments...
SNP appoints new auditor as account deadline looms
The leader of the SNP Humza Yousaf has confirmed the appointment of a new auditor for both the party and the SNP Westminster group's...
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