Why I will vote against Assisted Dying
Angus MacDonald sets out his reasons for opposing the Assisted Dying Bill
4 Nov 2024
News
All the latest news from the Highland and Scottish Liberal Democrats, Angus MacDonald MP and Jamie Stone MP
Angus MacDonald Responds to Key Budget Announcements
Angus MacDonald calls upon the Scottish Government to use new funding from Westminster to improve infrastructure in the Highlands, including the Belford Hospital replacement, the Corran ferry, new schools in Inverness, and improvements to the A( and A82.
30 Oct 2024
Opinion - Health Minister visits Fort William
SNP Health Minister Neil Gray, fails to confirm that the Belford Hospital is at the top of his government's priority projects during a visit to Fort William.
28 Oct 2024
Renewable schemes must provide real benefit to Highland communities
MacDonald focuses in Maiden Speech on providing communities with real benefit from renewables in their area.
6 Sep 2024
Stone ‘thrilled’ with Flow Country’s World Heritage Status
"Many of us have long suspected that this unique habitat was probably of world importance - now we know that it most certainly is and has been recognised as such."
26 Jul 2024
MacDonald respond to fresh NHS buildings delay at Portree, Fort William and Inverness
“People are waiting an age for treatment but the SNP have poured cold water on essential new NHS buildings all across Scotland."
26 Jul 2024
Scottish News
Almost 1,500 Scottish buildings at risk of dangerous cladding
Scottish Liberal Democrat communities spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP has today (Monday 9th June) said that the SNP have acted inexplicably slowly after new figures revealed that there are almost 1,500 buildings at risk of dangerous cladding which has yet
9 Jun 2025
Rennie reveals 1,250 teaching posts had to be readvertised in two years
Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie has today unveiled new research showing that more than 1,250 teaching posts have gone unfilled and had to be readvertised in the past two years.
8 Jun 2025
Chamberlain supports constituent’s pancreatic cancer petition
Wendy Chamberlain, MP for North East Fife, has joined constituents to deliver a petition to Downing Street urging the government to fund vital research into pancreatic cancer early detection.
6 Jun 2025
Cole-Hamilton: Does the First Minister mind ‘absolutely honking’ sewage dumps?
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today asked the First Minister whether he minds that his government’s own water company is dumping huge volumes of sewage into Scotland’s rivers, lochs and seas, amid new research showing thousan
5 Jun 2025
Lib Dems make final pitch to Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse voters
Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Aisha Mir has made her final pitch to voters, pledging a vision of a Scotland that is back to its best.
5 Jun 2025
Scotland has worst shortage of oncologists in UK
Responding to two new reports from the Royal College of Radiologists, which warn that cancer patients in Scotland are facing dangerous delays to life-saving scans and treatment and Scotland has the worst shortage of clinical oncologists of any UK nation,
5 Jun 2025
UK News
International Affairs
Britain Leading Again
The UK must once again stand tall, leading on the world stage and working closely with those who share our interests – including, above all, our partners in Europe.
ED
16 Jan 2025
Latest UK News
Protecting children from sexual abuse
No child should ever have to experience sexual abuse. These are horrifying crimes that cause so much harm to the children who are victims. We will keep up the pressure so that the action needed to make our communities safe all children finally happens.
MW
8 Jan 2025
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New Year Message
Government must deliver the change people are yearning for
ED
31 Dec 2024
Latest UK News
This Christmas, Love is Enough
A new charity single to support young carers
ED
29 Nov 2024
Climate Change
“I left COP29 with hope in my heart”
Pippa Heylings reports from the global climate summit in Baku
PH
25 Nov 2024
Latest UK News
Black History Month 2024
October is Black History Month - a chance to celebrate the Black British community, acknowledge their contributions and discover their stories.
CJ
17 Oct 2024