All the latest news from the Highland and Scottish Liberal Democrats, Angus MacDonald MP and Jamie Stone MP
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Responding to the vote to cut the Winter Fuel Payment, Scottish Liberal Democrat deputy leader Wendy Chamberlain MP said:
Jamie Stone, MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, has been announced as the new Chair of the Petitions Committee, after being elected unopposed.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today attacked the SNP's limp and lacklustre" response to Long Covid as a new report revealed that 168,000 people in Scotland have reported that they are living with the condition.
Responding to the news that the number of people in Scotland whose death was caused by alcohol is at the highest level in 15 years, with 1,277 people dying from alcohol-specific causes in 2023, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today been confirmed as the Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee in Parliament, after being nominated unopposed. Following the general election in July, leadership of the
Responding to new figures published by the Scottish Government which show that 589 people died of a suspected drug death in the first six months of 2024, including 269 deaths between April and June, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP
Her service; her sense of selflessness; her steadfast commitment to the nation. These values and her service have defined Her Majesty’s seven decade reign, and will continue to define her.
Richard is an incredible candidate, whose dedication to others has shone not only through his career, but also in his voluntary roles in the community.
Scrapping the Protocol would represent a new low. It would be an egregious breach of international law.
The anticipated Somerton and Frome election will be a close two horse race between the Lib Dems and the Conservatives.
Liberal Democrats want a way forward which works for Britain - that cuts down red tape, reduces costs for businesses and makes people better off as a result.
The Liberal Democrats have today published a comprehensive blueprint for replacing the broken business rates system.
