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,...

Midlothian MP backs the Great Daffodil Appeal

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Owen Thompson MP for Midlothian met with actor Jane Horrocks to give his support to Marie Curie's annual Great Daffodil Appeal. The event at Westminster...

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...

Local politicians react to Westminster Hall speech by Ukrainian president

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky paid a visit to the UK today and visited the UK Parliament where hundreds of MPs listened to him speak...

Prime Minister reshuffles the Cabinet

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Following last week's departure of the Chair of the Conservative Party and Minister without Portfolio, Nadhim Zahawi, The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has reshuffled...

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...

Jardine disappointed over Scottish Government response on housing mould

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Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has criticised The Scottish Government for “letting down” social housing residents coping with mould in their homes. In December, Ms...

Midlothian MP questions government over licence for sanctioned Russian war criminal

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Midlothian MP, Owen Thompson, questions the UK Government in allowing sanctioned Russian war criminals to target a British journalist. During Wednesday’s Jan 2023) Urgent Question session...

No funding for Edinburgh and Midlothian in round 2 of the...

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Ten projects across Scotland did receive grants from Round Two of the UK Government's Levelling Up Fund, however none of these was in the...

New Year message from the Scottish Secretary of State

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A message for everyone living in Scotland from Alister Jack, the Scottish Secretary of State. Mr Jack said: "This past year is one we...

Houses of Parliament light up purple

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The Palace of Westminster was lit purple tonight to mark Purple Light Up and UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Greenpeace Edinburgh to hold Town hall event on Thursday

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Greenpeace Edinburgh will hold a town hall event at the Grassmarket Community Project on Thursday focused on the cost of living and climate crises....

The Old Edinburgh Club – a series of winter talks

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The Old Edinburgh Club is the city's local history society, concerned with all aspects of the city’s history and development. The Old Edinburgh Club...

Midlothian MP starts veterans survey

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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...

Liz Truss makes final speech in Downing Street

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The Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has made her final speech in Downing Street before leaving to pay a visit to His Majesty King Charles...

Rishi Sunak to be the next Prime Minister

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Rishi Sunak became the only candidate as new leader of the Conservative party when Penny Mordaunt withdrew from the race with a few moments...

Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after 52 days in office

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The Prime Minister Liz Truss has resigned in a statement made in Downing Street. She said: "I came into office at a time of...

Home Secretary resigns and Shapps is back in cabinet

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During an otherwise tumultuous day at Westminster the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, resigned after a meeting with the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street....

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...

Chancellor to make statement today

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The new UK Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, will make a statement today. He is to make an announcement about new measures from the Mid-Term Fiscal Plan...

New Chancellor appointed as Truss u-turns on corporation tax

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The Prime Minister made no apology to the electorate or members of her party when she spoke to the press this afternoon in a...

Chancellor forced out in wake of mini budget with maximum damage

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The Prime Minister, Liz Truss has sacked her first Chancellor, Kwasi Karteng, just as soon as he arrived home from meetings in Washington. This...

Jardine calls for debate over flight paths at Edinburgh Airport

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Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has called on the Leader of the House, Penny Mourdaunt, to find time in Parliament to debate the ongoing...

UK Minister addresses Arctic Circle Assembly

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Lord Offord, the UK Government Minister for Scotland, arrived in Iceland today to address the Arctic Circle Assembly and to meet key figures in...

Conservative Party Conference – Douglas Ross speech #CPC22

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The leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Douglas Ross MP and MSP, reacted fast to the Chancellor's U-turn over cutting the top rate of tax...

Parliament observes a minute’s silence

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MPs at the House of Commons paid tribute to Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by observing a minute's silence this morning.

Prime Minister lays out her plans to deal with energy costs

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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...

New Leader of the Conservative party announced

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As widely predicted, Liz Truss MP is to become the third woman UK Prime Minister after a long process over the summer since Boris...

Small breweries threatened by rising costs

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Rocketing production costs threatens small breweries. Owen Thompson MP has urged support for the UK's independent breweries as the cost-of-living crisis threatens to bring widespread...

Official opening of HMRC Edinburgh Regional Centre

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HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) Edinburgh Regional Centre and UK Government hub was formally opened this week by Secretary of State for Scotland, Alister...

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