Tag: MP
Sir Malcolm Rifkind accused of being a ‘politician for hire’
Channel 4's Dispatches programme and The Telegraph have reported this evening on enquiries made by their undercover reporters as to whether the former Defence Secretary and Foreign Secretary and Duddingston resident, Sir Malcolm Rifkind, was prepared to lobby...
Edinburgh MP calls for East Coast rail franchise to be publicly run
East Coast Line franchise: Mark Lazarowicz MP calls for publicly operated company to be allowed to bidIn questioning the Transport Secretary today following the Government’s announcement that it is going to put the East...
MPs highlight renewable energy for Earth Hour this month
WWF’s Earth Hour - Edinburgh MPs puts renewable energy ‘on the map’Mark Lazarowicz MP and Sheila Gilmore MP have both shown their support this week for energy powered by nature, as part of the...
Edinburgh MP blames UK government for youth unemployment
With youth unemployment in Edinburgh up 272% a local MP claims young people are still paying the price for this Government’s economic failure.
Commenting on today’s unemployment statistics, Edinburgh East MP and Work and Pensions Select...
Local MP supporting Arms Trade Treaty
A campaign to establish the first ever global arms treaty is being backed by a local politician. Ian Murray MP, Labour Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South, has added his name to Oxfam’s campaign...
Edinburgh MPs call for High Speed Rail
LABOUR MPS UNITE TO CALL FOR HIGH SPEED RAIL IN SCOTLANDLothians MPs Sheila Gilmore, Mark Lazarowicz and Graeme Morrice have come together to call for the proposed High Speed Rail network to be extended...
Edinburgh MP switching the lights off at Westminster
Edinburgh MP switches off for WWF’s Earth Hour to show support for Rio environment summit
The Rio carnival comes to the Houses of Parliament as part of WWF’s Earth Hour 2012
Accompanied by WWF’s mascot, Ian...
Edinburgh MP supports water charity
Mark Lazarowicz MP for Edinburgh North and Leith has pledged his support to WaterAid’s Water Works campaign to bring safe water and sanitation to the world’s poorest people.The United Nations has just announced that the...
Chancellor for a day
Young people in Edinburgh South have the Chance to be Chancellor for the Day.
Ian Murray MP is supporting the launch of Chance to be Chancellor 2012 and is calling on schools and young people...
Edinburgh MP calling for action to stop pub closures
Mark Lazarowicz MP is one of the signatories of a Motion being debated in Parliament today calling for urgent action by the Government to tackle the increasing number of pub closures with 25 pubs...
AUDIO – The Edinburgh Reporter chats with Sheila Gilmore MP for Edinburgh East
Labour MP for Edinburgh East, Sheila Gilmore, is another of our Edinburgh MPs who split their week between time spent in Edinburgh and some time spent in London.She was elected to Parliament in May...
Edinburgh MP supports the White Ribbon Campaign
Sheila Gilmore, MP for Edinburgh East, met with campaigners from the White Ribbon Campaign this week to show support for the work to reduce violence against women.The White Ribbon Campaign is the largest global effort of men working...
Edinburgh MP speaks out on youth unemployment
In the House of Commons this week Mark Lazarowicz MP for Edinburgh North and Leith spoke out on the fear and despair felt by many young people looking for work. He called for concrete...
The Edinburgh Reporter Chats – Ian Murray MP
The Reporter took the opportunity of meeting up with Ian Murray MP for Edinburgh South at his usual place of business in Westminster. Ian is a young energetic MP and when we met he...
SNP MP probes the cost of CSA computers
A parliamentary question asked by SNP MP Dr Eilidh Whiteford has revealed that the cost of a computer case management system purchased by the UK Government for the Child Support Agency has more than doubled from its...
Edinburgh MP uses Deaf Action SignVideo
Mike Crockart MP for Edinburgh West is the first elected member in the UK to make Deaf Action’s SignVideo available at his constituency office.The service provided through Deaf Action in collaboration with SignVideo, an award winning...
After the Floods in Edinburgh
This morning at Reporter Towers we received a phone call from SEPA to tell us that there is no longer a flood warning in place for Edinburgh at the moment. A week past Friday,...
Edinburgh MP in international discussion on HIV/AIDS
Mark Lazarowicz, MP for Edinburgh North & Leith, took part in a discussion yesterday on policy both in Scotland and internationally on HIV/AIDS and measures to combat discrimination.The meeting entitled 'Scotland is positive' at...
Edinburgh North and Leith MP supporting Carers’ Week
Local MP for Edinburgh North and Leith, Mark Lazarowicz is strongly supporting this year’s Carers Week (13th -19th June) which recognises the contribution made by carers in Edinburgh and throughout the UK who provide...
Edinburgh MP wants rethink on retirement age
Mark Lazarowicz, MP for Edinburgh North and Leith, has made a strong call for the UK Coalition Government to think again on its plan to sharply accelerate the rise in the state pension age...
