SCOTTISH HOLIDAYMAKERS SET TO PAY THE PRICE OF TORY BREXIT. HARDLINE BREXIT RHETORIC SENDS POUND PLUNGING. SNP MP Patricia Gibson has warned that Scottish holidaymakers face paying the price of the Tory government’s damaging Brexit plans as the value of the pound plunged to a staggering 28-month low, hitting people’s pockets as they exchange currencies … Read more
BORIS DOES NOT CARE ABOUT POOR OR NHS. GROWING THREAT TO NHS FROM TORY BREXIT AND TRUMP TRADE DEAL. A senior Boris Johnson adviser has said the Tories ‘don’t care about poorer people or the NHS’ – in comments that the SNP has described as “a shameful admission”. Dr Philippa Whitford MP said the remarks … Read more
LAST PRIME MINISTER OF THE UK. Boris Johnson will be the last Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the SNP’s Westminster Leader has said today in the House of Commons. In response to Mr Johnson’s first statement in Parliament, Ian Blackford MP said the Tory leader had no mandate in Scotland, and his devastating plans … Read more
TAXPAYERS CASH THROWN DOWN DRAIN IN TORY NO-DEAL AD CAMPAIGN. SHAMEFUL WASTE OF MONEY ON BREXIT SCOTLAND DIDN’T VOTE FOR? The SNP has criticised Tory government plans to waste £100million of public funds on advertising a No-Deal Brexit – describing it as a “shameful waste of taxpayers’ cash”. The reports that the UK government will … Read more
DAVIDSON MUST GUARANTEE TORY MPS WILL VOTE AGAINST NO-DEAL. BLACKFORD, EMPTY RHETORIC AND ‘PR EXERCISES’ WON’T STOP BREXIT DISASTER. The SNP has challenged Ruth Davidson to give a “cast-iron guarantee” that Scottish Tory MPs will vote to block a no-deal Brexit when the House of Commons returns from recess. In a letter today, Ian Blackford … Read more
JOHNSON IN DENIAL ABOUT DEVASTATING BREXIT BLOW TO FARMERS. TORIES MUST SCRAP PLANS AND PAY UP MISSING £160 MILLION. The SNP has said Boris Johnson is “in total denial” over the harm his extreme Brexit plans will inflict on farmers and Scotland’s food and drink industry. As the Tory leader visits south Wales to meet … Read more
RUTH DAVIDSON’S NO DEAL POSITION UNTENABLE AND WEAK. EMBARRASSMENT FOR DAVIDSON AS GOVE SHREDS HER AUTHORITY. The SNP has challenged Ruth Davidson to find a backbone and oppose disastrous Tory plans for a no-deal Brexit – or face a backlash from Scottish voters who have consistently shown they want to Remain in the EU. Ms … Read more
NO-DEAL TORY CLAIMS £1.2 MILLION IN EU FUNDS. The SNP has slammed new Scottish Secretary Alister Jack for claiming EU funding support while advocating a no-deal Brexit, which threatens 100,000 Scottish jobs. Tommy Sheppard MP branded the Scottish Secretary “hypocritical” that he would claim the funds while supporting a devastating no-deal Brexit, claiming the MP … Read more
BORIS PLAYING CATCH UP WITH SNP RECORD ON POLICING. TORIES MUST “COUGH UP” OVERDUE FUNDING FOR SCOTLAND. The SNP has said the Tory government must “cough up” hundreds of millions owed to Scotland for police funding. Joanna Cherry QC MP said the UK government still owed the Scottish Government a refund of the £125million paid … Read more
RUTH DAVIDSON WEAKENED AS INFLUENCE EBBS AWAY. WORCESTER MP APPOINTMENT SHOWS LACK OF TALENT IN SCOTTISH TORIES. The SNP has said the appointment of Worcester MP Robin Walker to the Scotland Office is another snub to Ruth Davidson whose influence is rapidly ebbing away. The move comes after David Mundell was sacked as Scottish Secretary … Read more