Stirling is set to lose out on hundreds of thousands of pounds of local funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as a result of Brexit. Large scale projects such as the Stirling Council LEAP (Learning, Employability and Progression) Programme have been supported through EU Grant funding – […]
SNP Publish Submission to UK Gov Integrated Foreign Policy and Defence Review
The SNP has today (Tuesday) published its submission to the UK government’s Integrated Foreign Policy and Defence Review. Beyond outlining the party’s long-established opposition to Trident nuclear weapons, the submission underlines the SNP’s commitment to the rule of law and multilateralism, and challenges the UK’s approach to protect Scottish interests and values abroad. The party […]
Scottish Parliament Rejects UK Internal Market Bill Power Grab
Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Greens, have joined the SNP in Holyrood to withhold consent for the UK Tory government’s controversial Internal Market Bill. The bill has been widely criticised from groups such as the National Farmers Union of Scotland who warned the proposals “limit the devolved administrations”, the House of Commons Constitutional Affairs […]
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 […]