Tag: Westminster

The Prime Minister Theresa May has unexpectedly announced a snap General Election on 8 June 2017,  six weeks from now and a month after the local elections yet to be held across the UK. The...

by Simon Pia, Edinburgh Napier University As Theresa May and Nicola Sturgeon had their Brexit stand-off in Glasgow on Monday March 27 ahead of the Scottish parliament voting in favour of a second independence referendum,...

Earlier today an incident at Westminster has resulted in the deaths of four people, which number includes the attacker, a woman and a police officer. It appears that the police officer may have been stabbed. Around twenty...

  The First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced today at Bute House that the Scottish Government is determined that Scotland will have the choice between what she called a 'hard Brexit' and independence. What happens now is...

Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday would not confirm she would consult with the Scottish people, and ask the Scottish Parliament to agree, before she changes the Scotland Act after Brexit. In response to a question from Edinburgh...

Edinburgh Members of Parliament have been unanimous in their opposition to the Brexit bill otherwise known more formally as the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill. The bill was approved by Westminster on 1 February by a...

The UK Government announced on Thursday 26 January that many JobCentres will close across the country including that on South St Andrew Street in Edinburgh city centre. The axe has been hovering over the office...

Michelle Thomson MP for Edinburgh West made a contribution to the UN International Day debate yesterday at Westminster on the subject of Violence against Women, which brought some members to tears. She related her own...

The Chancellor Philip Hammond will rise later today to make his first Autumn Statement in the House of Commons. Ahead of that Finance Secretary Derek Mackay MSP has written to Mr Hammond asking that he...

  The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, went to London earlier today to meet the Prime Minister Theresa May and the leaders of the other devolved nations, Carwyn Jones from Wales and Arlene Foster of Northern...

Sir Tim O'Shea who is the Principal of the University of Edinburgh gave evidence earlier today to the Scottish Affairs Committee at Westminster. During the meeting he said that he was 'jolly annoyed' not to be...

Earlier today at the SNP conference in Glasgow Angus Robertson MP was announced as the new Depute Leader of the party. The SNP Leader at Westminster will now also take on the role as Depute Leader...

The Finance Secretary Derek Mackay MSP has told Holyrood that the Draft Budget 2017-18 will be introduced on 15 December 2016. This is still subject to parliamentary approval, and it will follow the UK Chancellor's Autumn...

Edinburgh East MP Tommy Sheppard was elected as an SNP MP in 2015.  When we met him he assured us that he has the experience for the job he now seeks as Deputy Leader of...

The Scottish National Party has described David Cameron’s full Resignation Honours list, published yesterday evening, as "rotten to the core”. The Edinburgh Reporter met The Rt Hon Alex Salmond MP and SNP Cabinet Office spokesperson Tommy...

He may have only been elected as an MP for little over a year, but Tommy Sheppard MP for Edinburgh East is to stand as a candidate in the race to become Deputy Leader. Sheppard...

I can report that Scotland is staying “calm and collected” in the midst of the political and emotional turmoil swirling round the rest of the so-called United Kingdom.  We, at least, are complying with...

Down at my local nature reserve, at the foot of Arthur’s Seat, we were rather proud of our family of great crested grebes. It was just the second year we had seen them nesting...

Deidre Brock MP for Edinburgh North and Leith met with women from across the UK, including Edinburgh, who attended a mass rally outside Westminster for the WASPI (women against state pension inequality) campaign earlier...

Joanna Cherry QC MP asked a question during the Prime Minister's EU Referendum Statement which took place at Westminster earlier this afternoon. The SNP MSP for Edinburgh South West asked: "Thousands of my Edinburgh South West constituents are employed in Edinburgh's financial sector which is the second biggest in the UK. "Can the Prime Minister give me his assurance that the UK Government will work with the Scottish Government to make sure that my constituents jobs don't face a similar threat to those of people in the City of London where it is estimated up to 70,000 jobs could go abroad in the next 12 months?” The Prime Minister responded to say...

There is only one Labour MP in Scotland, Ian Murray who represents Edinburgh South, and he was appointed to the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland in 2015. Since the EU Referendum...

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Today during the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Budget speech there was one line which particularly interested us. He mentioned the Edinburgh City Deal. In fact it is called the Edinburgh and South-East Scotland City Region...

Deidre Brock MP has marked World Cancer Day today by calling on all eligible women to participate in the Scottish Breast Cancer Screening Programme and go for a routine mammogram. All women in Scotland aged 50-70...

Scotland Bill, Trade Union Bill and security all on the agenda today. A fair and final deal on the fiscal framework accompanying the Scotland Bill has to be in place by February, First Minister Nicola...

MP for Edinburgh South West, Joanna Cherry QC MP has challenged her staff to get involved in supporting local organisations and campaigns for the month of December: ”I am continually amazed by the number of...

The Prime Minister David Cameron made a speech about Europe and the referendum at Chatham House earlier today. Mr Cameron began by saying: "Almost 3 years ago, I made a speech about Europe. "I argued that...

Tomorrow the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee will hear evidence from the erstwhile MP for Inverness, Sir Danny Alexander to assist them in their inquiry into devolution of public finances to Scotland. As plain...

  Tommy Sheppard MP has called on Edinburgh businesses to help a Craigmillar-based community project reach its fundraising target. The Craigmillar Community Grows project supports a variety of community gardens and growing projects run by local...

The Sunday Times broke the story about new SNP MP Michelle Thomson and allegations about her property dealings a mere 10 days ago, which has now led to the party's business spokeswoman stepping aside and withdrawing...