The UK Government

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...

MP for Edinburgh South West, Joanna Cherry, QC, MP, is the newly appointed Chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, and has taken...

Owen Thompson MP has called for action to protect access to cash as the funding model puts more free ATMs at risk all over...

A week is a long time in politics, and this has been a particularly eventful one. Finally on Thursday the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson,...

Edinburgh South MP Ian Murray says that the UK Government will destroy the Scottish creative sector with their privatisation plans for Channel 4. Labour...

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...

The Prime Minister will face a vote of confidence tonight when Conservative MPs will vote in a secret ballot between 6pm and 8pm. Sir...

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...

Earlier today the Metropolitan Police confirmed that the Prime Minister, his wife Carrie Johnson and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, have all...

I met with Deidre Brock who has now been an MP for the area since 2015 in Leith - where else? And it was...

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...

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...

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...

By Deidre Brock MP for Edinburgh Northern and Leith It’s a game we’ve been playing with ourselves for almost two years now, a game called...

Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine today secured a government promise to support trials of medicinal cannabis as an important step towards making it available...

Owen Thompson MP has called for The UK Government to lift visa restrictions for refugees fleeing from the war in Ukraine. The call comes as...

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...

The Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, has recorded a New Year message saying that the British people have "responded heroically" to...

by Deidre Brock MP The news cycle has been dominated by allegations of multiple parties held at Downing Street and Whitehall departments last year during...

An additional 100 Armed Forces personnel have been made available to accelerate the vaccine rollout in Scotland amid the wave of Omicron infections. This brings...

Midlothian MP Brings Save Mavisbank campaign to Westminster.  Owen Thompson MP is today bringing the long-fought campaign to restore Midlothian’s historic Mavisbank House to Westminster....

The UK Government is tightening up restrictions on using hand held phones while driving and has made it illegal to use one in just...

Owen Thompson MP has called for a return to a proxy voting scheme for MPs who cannot attend the House in person for legitimate...

Finance Secretary Kate Forbes has written to Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak calling for additional spending to support households and businesses who are...

Joanna Cherry, QC, MP, pledged her support for the Long Live the Local campaign to help pubs and breweries in Edinburgh recover and thrive. Ms...

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...

Shadow Scottish Secretary, Ian Murray MP, has challenged the UK Government to support a judge-led inquiry into the handling of Covid-19 in Scotland. At Scottish...

Owen Thompson the MP for Midlothian told the Prime Minister today that the trade deal the UK has agreed with Australia will put Scottish...

The formal start to a year in parliament is marked with the State Opening and the Queen's Speech. This year it takes place today,...

Today a new walk-through Covid-19 testing centre has been opened in the shared car park at the Jack Kane Leisure Centre and the Jack...