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 […]
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 […]
Rohingya Crisis: SNP Call for UK Gov Action on Third Anniversary
The SNP’s Shadow Foreign Secretary has called on the UK government to show ambition and total commitment to tackling genocide and human rights atrocities around the world on the third anniversary of the Rohingya crisis. Today marks three years since the outbreak of the conflict in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state that drove hundreds of thousands […]
Stirling MP Alyn Smith Slams Scottish Tories for Backing Power Grab Trade Bill
The SNP has said Scottish Tory MPs are “rubber-stamping” the biggest attack on devolution in the history of the Scottish Parliament – after the Tory government forced through its Trade Bill, which sidelines the devolved nations from trade talks and threatens to set a precedent of devolved administrations being overridden in devolved areas. Tory MPs […]
