Stirling SNP MP Alyn Smith has called on the Chancellor to extend support schemes to support businesses and workers in the Stirling area during the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking in an ‘Excluded UK’ debate in Parliament, Mr Smith pointed to a number of local businesses who have been left out from receiving government support, and now […]
Stirling MP Calls on PM Internal Market Rethink
Stirling MP Alyn Smith has called on UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to urgently change course on current plans for the UK Internal Market, widely condemned as both illegal and fatally undermining the devolution settlement. The UK Government published their draft bill on the UK Internal Market to widespread criticism from parties across the UK. […]
SNP Calls for Sanctions on Belarus Regime
The SNP has called for sanctions on leading figures in the government of Belarus, in order to secure the release of state political prisoners. The SNP’s Shadow Foreign Secretary joined protesters outside Parliament today, calling on the UK government to do more to impose sanctions on those involved in state aggression against Belarusian people. During […]
Alyn Smith MP Calls for Urgent Action on Belarus
Stirling MP Alyn Smith, Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Office), has reiterated support for the democratic rights of the Belarusian people, joining protestors in Westminster following reports a high profile opposition leader has been snatched by state security in Belarus. Belarus has been rocked with widespread domestic protests and faces international condemnation, after the […]
Reckless Tory Government Call for Return to Workplaces Amid COVID Spike
The UK Government has launched a reckless campaign calling a mass return to offices and workplaces across the UK. It relies on employers having taken measures to make workplaces COVID secure. This irresponsible call follows the government’s announcement yesterday of 1,502 newly-confirmed cases of COVID-19. Speaking to the BBC from the safety of his home […]
Alyn Smith MP Backs National Campaign Against US Tariffs
Stirling MP Alyn Smith has thrown his support behind a national GMB Scotland campaign, urging the UK government to take decisive action to protect the whiskey & spirits industry against devastating US trade tariffs. As part of a running trade dispute between the United States and the European Union, US tariffs on such products have […]
