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Coronavirus – The Prime Minister addresses the nation
The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, delivered an address to the nation tonight, setting out the road map to recovery, which he says must be...
Ian Murray appointed Shadow Scottish Secretary
Ian Murray, Labour MP for Edinburgh South, has been offered the position as shadow Scottish secretary in Labour leader Keir Starmer's new Shadow Cabinet....
#GE2019 Bardell and Day both claim second terms at Westminster
The Scottish National Party (SNP) polled over 50,000 votes to win two constituencies in West Lothian.
Hannah Bardell retained her Livingston seat with 25,617 votes...
#GE2019 Murray takes aim at Corbyn following exit poll
Edinburgh South MP Ian Murray has criticised Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn – as his 15,500 seat appears to be hanging on a knife-edge. Mr Murray,...
Sheppard calls for action on drugs report
Tommy Sheppard MP has called for the UK government to act following the release of the report ‘Problem drug use in Scotland’ by the...
EU extends deadline to end of January 2020
Donald Tusk revealed on Twitter this morning that there will be a flextension to the Brexit deadline until the end of January 2020.
The...
Labour party to vote on parliamentary candidate for Edinburgh South this Thursday
Voting will take place this Thursday in the Edinburgh South consitituency to decide upon the Westminster parliamentary candidate for the Labour Party for any...
Government defeated today at Westminster meaning further Brexit delay
The UK Government led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson were defeated today. This extraordinary sitting of the House of Commons held on a Saturday...
Cherry welcomes court decision
Joanna Cherry QC MP has welcomed the Court of Session's decision to delay its ruling in the case raised by businessman Dale Vince OBE,...
Ian Murray raises Westminster matter at Council of Europe
JOHNSON’S THREAT TO IGNORE BREXIT EXTENSION LAW RAISED IN EUROPEBoris Johnson’s threat to ignore British law which requires him to request a Brexit extension...
SNP at Westminster urge cross-party action
With just a month to go until 31 October when the UK should have left the EU, the SNP leader at Westminster, Ian Blackford,...
Secretary of State for Scotland comments on Supreme Court decision
Alister Jack MP is the Secretary of State for Scotland. Following the unanimous decision by the Supreme Court on Tuesday of this week in...
Gordon Brown challenges Prime Minister Johnson
Gordon Brown has challenged the Prime Minister over what he says are dishonest claims that underestimate the risk to medical supplies for vulnerable NHS...
Ways to stop a No Deal Brexit
CROSS-PARTY BILL TO STOP NO-DEAL BREXIT
The SNP today co-sponsored a cross-party Bill designed to take a no deal Brexit off the table.
Stephen Gethins...
Brexit case ruling – case will be heard on Tuesday
At the Court of Session, Lord Doherty rejected an interim interdict on Friday against Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament, but a full court hearing...
Gordon Brown – the EU may remove Halloween Brexit deadline
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown today told an audience in Edinburgh at the launch of the Our Scottish Future think-tank: “I have actually been...
Edinburgh MP applauds Fringe benefits
by Deidre Brock MP
Here’s a good thing, something to cheer you up. A couple of days ago I had a fabulous time down at...
Prime Minister sacks the Secretary of State for Scotland
Only this morning Labour MP for Edinburgh South Ian Murray asked in the Houses of Parliament : “The new Prime Minister’s election yesterday means...
New Tory Party leader announced
The Conservative party members chose their new leader and possibly, if everything goes well for him today, our new Prime Minister. It was always...
Public Health Minister requests meeting with the Home Office on drugs deaths
Public Health Minister Joe FitzPatrick has called on the Home Office to work with the Scottish Government to help stop the rising number of...
SNP to vote at Westminster in matter of rights for Northern Ireland
Later today (if there is a vote at Westminster) then the SNP MPs have been allowed a free vote on amendments to a bill...
Theresa May resigns as Conservative Party leader
As the Prime Minister advised in a statement in Downing Street on 24 May she will stand down as Tory leader today.
At the...
Be informed about the EU Settlement Scheme
by Joanna Cherry QC MP for Edinburgh South West
Are you an EU citizen living here or do you have family or friends who are?...
Fossil-free Climate Campaign Backed by SNP MPs
Following growing concerns about fossil fuel companies' role in fuelling climate change, 32 SNP MPs have called on the MP Pension Fund to stop...
Joint statement ahead of meeting with the Prime Minister
Ahead of a meeting this evening with the Prime Minister the SNP, Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party have released the following...
Jardine calls for an end to the ‘pink tax’
Today Liberal Democrat MP Christine Jardine has introduced a Bill to end the so called ‘Pink Tax’.
Christine Jardine is launching her campaign to remove the...
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...
Edinburgh MPs speaking about Brexit
Yesterday, 14 January 2019, the Prime Minister made a statement on the EU in the Commons ahead of the vote today on accepting the...
Cross party motion of no confidence in the government lodged at Westminster
The SNP, Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the Greens have tabled a vote of no confidence in the UK government.It follows an amendment from...
The view from Westminster – Tommy Sheppard MP
Common sense on problem gambling – at last
Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) have damaged far too many lives in Edinburgh East and elsewhere. Players...
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