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All the latest news from the Highland and Scottish Liberal Democrats, Angus MacDonald MP and Jamie Stone MP

Angus MacDonald

A Rum deal

A gorgeous castle on a Hebridean island with a world class sea view and a decent skelp of land for sale at possibly as little as a £1. Tempted?

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4 Jul 2023
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Scottish News

Willie Rennie MSP

Rennie responds to Audit Scotland ferries report

Responding to Audit Scotland’s report on Ferguson Marine, which states that “there is still no certainty” over costs, delays and the viability of the shipyard’s future, as well as criticising bonus payments to Ferguson’s senior management, Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP said:

14 Mar 2023
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Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP

More than 1,000 die from suspected drug deaths in 2022

Following new figures showing that once again, more than 1,000 people died from suspected drugs deaths in 2022, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton has today said that Nicola Sturgeon has left behind “an appalling legacy."

14 Mar 2023
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Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP

Cole-Hamilton: Continuing A&E crisis shows Yousaf's recovery plan has failed

Responding to new figures showing that only 45.5% of patients who went to the A&E department at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh were seen within the four-hour target time, and waits remaining high across the country, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today said that Humza Yousaf's NHS recovery plan has failed.

14 Mar 2023
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Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP

Cole-Hamilton responds to Red Cross warnings over Ukrainian refugees left in limbo

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today called on the Scottish Government to urgently issue a call for more hosts, give councils the resources to check and match homes quicker and take steps to ensure that those at risk of homelessness are monitored and supported, as a new report from the Red Cross marking a year on from the launch of the Scottish Government’s Super Sponsorship Scheme highlights that at the end of 2022 more than 4,400 people were staying in hotel rooms, more than 2,400 were on two chartered passenger liners and at least 310 were reporting as homeless.

14 Mar 2023
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Liam McArthur MSP

McArthur: UK Government must press ahead with carbon capture scheme

Responding to reports indicating that Scotland’s first carbon capture and storage facility at the St Fergus gas terminal in Aberdeenshire may be given the go-ahead after the Conservative Government failed to support it in 2021, Scottish Liberal Democrat climate emergency spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP said:

13 Mar 2023
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UK News

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