Scottish Labour MP for Edinburgh North & Leith 🌹
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RT @SarahChampionMP: Ok, so I got a little grumpy! But why is it that women’s rights & services are the hardest won and first to face cuts.…
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🚨 IMAGINE BEING BORN A GIRL AND FINDING OUT YOUR PARENTS WANTED A REFUND.
Two men paid nearly £93,000 for a surrogacy arrangement in China, with a price reduction clause if the baby wasn’t a boy.
A British court still granted them legal parenthood.
This is the commodification of human life.
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Heartbreaking to hear about the closure of North Edinburgh Childcare.
It was good to meet with affected parents and staff today to discuss how we can support them during this difficult time. 1/2
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We have consistently called for the UK Government to act on the humanitarian crisis in Palestine, and we welcome the steps it is now taking.
Read the government's latest letter to us explaining its changing approach to Israel and Palestine ⬇️
ALT Correspondence from the Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan relating to Palestine and International Humanitarian Law, 21 October 2026
ALT Correspondence from the Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan relating to Palestine and International Humanitarian Law, 21 October 2026
ALT Correspondence from the Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan relating to Palestine and International Humanitarian Law, 21 October 2026
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Wishing all my friends in the United States of America a happy National Cat Day. We don't have a National Cat Day in the UK, but we do have a National Cat...
(Pic @PjrFoto)
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RT @D_G_Alexander: The National Economic Council meets in Glasgow this morning. The city where I was born, I know it could benefit from mor…
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The livestream link for today's evidence session in the UK Parliament on the Draft Conversion Practices Bill carried a warning telling viewers that 'The evidence session may include content that some viewers may find distressing.' parliamentlive.tv/event/inde…
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“If my husband takes my phone away from me because he doesn’t want me contacting people, that’s coercive control. If I do that to my child, that maybe responsible parenting”
Well said @HJoyceGender! #BinTheBill
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RT @jackiebmsp: Glad to hear that the Scottish Government plans to follow the lead of the UK Labour Government and will give £100 to all el…
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The two men ordered a boy and expected a "partial refund" if they got a girl instead.
No, I'm not kidding.
And the UK rewarded them with parental rights.
#ThisIsSurrogacy
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Dennis , Helen and Dermot packed a lot into the time they were given, highlighting just how dangerous and badly thought through this bill is.
It will harm children and families.
🧵 Second panel at the Joint Committee on the draft Conversion Practices Bill:
Dennis Kavanagh, Gay Men’s Network
Helen Joyce, Sex Matters
Dermot Kehoe, LGB Alliance
Watch live: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Inde…
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John Swinney can’t name a single power that he proposes to devolve to the regions of Scotland, so let me help him:
➡️ Hand over powers on skills
➡️ Devolve power over transport
➡️ Deliver power over economic development
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Great to catch up with the team at @AllianceLGB Business Forum. An opportunity to connect with business leaders on the importance of having work place policies underpinned by equality law.
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🆕🌹Because of Labour’s decisions to invest in public services since the election in 2024, we have provided over £18 billion in additional funding for the Scottish Government to spend on Scottish public services.
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Claims about cuts to acorn funding are wrong.
The grant funding allocated to Acorn remains in place. Development funding has already started flowing in line with the project’s needs and that support continues. (1/2)
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Labour is asking the banks to pay their fair share to give people breathing space on energy bills.
Now the SNP should pass that money on to the 1.8 million households who qualify
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SNp Westminster leader Dave Doogan said in a debate in July 2024 that standing charges should be scrapped.
But now that it is actually getting done, he is criticising the move by the UK Government.
Here is where he said they should be scrapped: hansard.parliament.uk/common…
Wait a minute, on gas prices...
By moving the cost of the standing charge on to the unit rate - has Andy Burnham actually just put up energy bills for the majority of Scots?
We are colder country & have to put the heating on more, the more gas we use, the higher price we pay!
Community note
Dave Doogan previously argued in a 2024 parliamentary debate that redistributing standing charges to the unit price would empower consumers to reduce usage and lower bills. heraldscotland.com/news/26676771.…
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Today's Labour Budget is a Budget for working people.
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The Chancellor, @JohnHealey_MP, has just delivered his first Budget which will deliver breathing space for constituents across Edinburgh North and Leith, here is run down of some of the key measures that will help local residents.
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