Michael Shanks MP issues constituents message after Labour frontbench promotion

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Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP Michael Shanks has issued a message to constituents after being promoted to the Labour frontbench.The Lanarkshire MP, who was appointed in October following a by-election triggered by the actions of Margaret Ferrier who broke Covid regulations, was named shadow Scotland Office minister.Shanks will work under shadow Scotland secretary Ian Murray, who has been in the role since 2020.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android This was announced last week just two weeks after making his maiden speech in the Commons.Since taking up his new role, Michael Shanks has issued a message to constituents, he said: “I am delighted to have been asked by Keir Starmer to serve as Shadow Minister of State for Scotland alongside Ian Murray as Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland.“We look forward to working together to hold the government to account and to set out Labour’s positive plan for change in Scotland.“With a general election just around the corner, the opportunity to kick out this tired and out-of-touch government is within reach but in the meantime I will relish the opportunity to challenge them from the front bench on behalf of all my constituents”.His first question as shadow minister was one to John Lamont, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office), regarding food