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22.08.2023 / 17:55

Humza Yousaf met Labour Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham in Edinburgh today

Humza Yousaf met the Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham in Edinburgh today.

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09.06.2023 / 09:45

West Lothian care home closure plans 'the final straw' for Labour party

Proposals to close care homes in West Lothian have been described as ‘the final straw’ by local Labour councillors as they confirmed they would oppose the plans.

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03.08.2022 / 15:59

Labour promise to end SNP 'culture of secrecy, sleaze and cover up' with Holyrood reforms

Scottish Labour is promising to clean up Holyrood by giving voters the right to sack MSPs mid-term and banning double jobbing.

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03.03.2022 / 18:01

SNP legend donated £2,000 to Scottish Labour during Holyrood election campaign

An SNP legend helped deprive the SNP of an overall majority at Holyrood by donating £2,000 to Scottish Labour.

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30.09.2021 / 16:39

NHS Lanarkshire appoints three new non-executive directors to its board

Humza Yousaf MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, announced the appointments of Neil Findlay, James Muir and Donald Reid. Neena Mahal, chair of NHS Lanarkshire, told Lanarkshire Live : “I am delighted to welcome our newest non-executive directors to the board.

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05.08.2021 / 19:17

Boris Johnson condemned after laughing about Mrs Thatcher closing coal mines

Margaret Thatcher the mines closed and chuckled as he said it. Ex Labour MSP Neil Findlay said: “Boris Johnson finding the plight of the industrial communities that were decimated by Thatcher’s assault amusing tells you everything you need to know about his mentality."Johnson is in Scotland this week to talk up the UK's work on climate change on the eve of Glasgow hosting cop26.At a media briefing, he was asked about setting a timetable for ending oil and gas exploration.He responded: “Look at what we’ve done already.

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08.05.2021 / 14:32

Scottish Election 2021: Anas Sawar accused of pursuing "failed" strategy by former Labour MSP

Neil Findlay said Sarwar’s campaign was simply a “rehash” of the 2016 election and urged Labour to recognise the right of the Scottish people to self-determination.Sarwar has been credited for the Holyrood election campaign he fought after taking over the leadership of Scottish Labour ten weeks ago.He rejected calls for indyref2 and made national recovery from covid his party’s top priority.However, although Labour held on to key constituencies yesterday, they could come third again for the second time in a row.Findlay, a left winger who represented the Lothians between 2011 and 2021, said Sarwar had done “pretty well” and had fronted a “united campaign”.However, he said the attempt to shift the conversation away from the constitution

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12.02.2021 / 15:21

West Lothian residents report trouble with the Covid-19 vaccination appointment system

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.Local people in West Lothian are having trouble with their vaccination appointments.MSP Neil Findlay told the Courier that he has heard from up to 100 residents who cannot get their appointments changed.NHS Lothian have already given over 100,000 people their first dose of the vaccine but local politicians want the Scottish Government to organise better accessibility.Speaking to The Courier, MSP Neil Findlay said: “Everyone is desperate for the vaccination programme to go quickly and effectively but there are a lot of problems with the appointments system.“I am being contacted by people in the priority groups who haven’t had appointment letters,

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04.02.2021 / 23:27

Tesco bosses are slammed for treatment of West Lothian distribution staff

Lothians Labour MSP, Neil Findlay, has written to management at the distribution centre asking for these plans to be withdrawn immediately.He said: “At a time when Tesco has seen its profits soar by 29 per cent, they reward key workers who have kept the country fed during a global pandemic by cutting their pay and conditions. This is outrageous and, in my view, shameful.

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03.02.2021 / 11:43

Nicola Sturgeon coronavirus update LIVE as Boris Johnson slammed over 'reckless' Scots firm visit

coronavirus outbreak at the site. The Prime Minister went to Valneva, in Livingston, last Thursday during a controversial trip north.

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29.01.2021 / 13:06

Boris Johnson welcomes jobs but local MSPs say he should not have come to Scotland

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.Boris Johnson welcomed the new jobs being created but local MSPs have questioned whether he should have been in West Lothian during lockdown.The Prime Minister was visiting Valneva’s plant in Livingston yesterday as they started manufacturing their Covid-19 vaccine.Mr Johnson visited West Lothian, Edinburgh and Glasgow on a whistle-stop tour of Scotland.The Courier reported earlier this month that Valneva hoped to have the jabs available by the summer.Local Labour and SNP politicians welcomed Valneva’s progress with their vaccine but say the PMs visit to the county was not safe.MSP Neil Findlay said: “Boris Johnson has been in control as 100,000

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26.01.2021 / 12:59

NHS Lothian say that Bathgate's mass vaccination centre will be fully operational by mid-February

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.NHS Lothian say West Lothian’s Covid-19 vaccination centre in Bathgate will be fully operational by mid-February.Residents aged 70-79 in the county started receiving their vaccination appointment letters this week but The Courier reported yesterday (January 25) that some people were being sent outwith their local area.MSP Neil Findlay says he was inundated with calls from elderly constituents being sent to GP surgeries in different towns and villages.One man from Eliburn in Livngston reported that his Public Health Scotland letter had told him to attend the vaccination centre at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) next week.NHS

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25.01.2021 / 18:48

Elderly patients in West Lothian receive letters but are asked to travel outside of their local area to get vaccine jabs

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.Concern has been raised for the elderly residents in West Lothian having to travel to receive their vaccination this week.Residents aged between 70-79 are next in line for vaccinations and are due to receive letters with their appointments from today (January 25) onwards.MSP Neil Findlay spoke to The Courier and said he had been contacted by a number of constituents.

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17.01.2021 / 11:19

Fury as accountancy firm handed £2m to act as 'consultants' on covid vaccination programme

Covid-19 vaccination programme.The taxpayers’ money was awarded to KPMG in September – three months before the first jab was available.Contract documents reveal the multi-national firm secured the deal without any other bids being considered.The job description states it is for “extended flu and Covid vaccination programme management and advisory services”.Scottish Labour’s Neil Findlay said: “This is extraordinary – we have the Scottish Government handing over millions to a private sector organisation to tell them how to roll out the vaccine.“Do they not trust civil servants or the NHS to work out how to do this?”Green MSP Mark Ruskell questioned whether the money was being well spent, adding: “It might have been better for the Government

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16.01.2021 / 19:36

Concern over children who cannot access online learning

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.Concern has been raised that marginalised children in West Lothian will be excluded from online learning.MSP Neil Findlay says he was inundated with calls from parents unable to get online on Monday morning (January 11) as all 27,000 school pupils in the county returned to schooling.The majority of pupils restarted the year being schooled at home, except vulnerable children and those with key worker parents, to control the spread of Covid-19.MSP Miles Briggs also told The Courier that this matter must be properly dealt with immediately, especially as it is not certain that children will return to school after the end of January.West Lothian

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04.01.2021 / 13:29

Local MSP Neil Findlay backs strike action at West Lothian College

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.MSP Neil Findlay is backing industrial action staff from West Lothian College.Members of the EIS-FELA trade union at West Lothian College have opted for short strike action over attempts to introduce instructor/assessors rather than college lecturers.The ballot, which had 67 per cent turnout, resulted in 87 per cent of those who participated opting for strike action to be taken.This move will result in new roles that are lower paid, with more class contact hours, less time for preparation and reduced annual leave.

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09.12.2020 / 08:13

Scots care home fury as families 'threaten to withhold fees'

lack of contact for families who had been expecting regular visits of up to four hours and close contact with relatives.Scottish Labour MSP Neil Findlay raised the concerns in a tense exchange at Holyrood on Tuesday which saw him brand SNP depute leader Keith Brown "ignorant" and a "clown" for heckling.Findlay called for urgent talks across political parties led by by Health Secretary Jeane Freeman on emergency legislation to get safe and secure contact for families and care home residents.He warned: "It is really important for families.

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24.11.2020 / 20:04

Anger after funding is withdrawn for only honours degree course in West Lothian

MSP Neil Findlay said: “West Lothian college has done fantastic work in widening access to Higher education with provision of degree courses at the college.“This cannot be allowed to end as it will close the door of opportunity for many potential students at a time when retraining and education is going to be of paramount importance.“The Higher Education Minister must step in to ensure that the college continues to offer degree courses at West Lothian college.”MSP Miles Briggs, said: “It is very disappointing that funding from Napier University has been withdrawn for the business degree programme at West Lothian College.“Vocational courses, such as a degree in business, are very worthwhile and useful for students who are going into the

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19.11.2020 / 00:11

West Lothian businesses need support after Tier 4 lockdown announcement

“It is crucial that support is readily available for businesses in West Lothian who have only just started getting back on their feet after the first lockdown.“Local businesses must be given plenty of notice if level-four restrictions are going to be kept in place past December 11.“It is important that the UK Government and the Scottish Government continue to work together to protect local jobs.”Labour Lothian MSP Neil Findlay said: “A few weeks ago, the First Minister said the science only take you so far then decisions are political.

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16.10.2020 / 07:05

Scottish Labour supports Daily Record's call for decriminalisation of drug use

Scottish Labour has adopted the decriminalisation of drugs as official policy.The moves by the party came after the Daily Record’s campaign to treat drug addiction as a health issue rather than a criminal one.Since our bold front page declaration in July last year, the SNP voted at its party conference to adopt a similar stance.Scottish Labour’s slow pace of reform frustrated senior MSPs like health spokesperson Monica Lennon and Neil Findlay, who have constantly argued for the party to adopt a strategy that treats addiction better and takes the best components from approaches in other nations.The Daily Record has campaigned for the decriminalisation of drugs.In May last year, Record journalist Mark McGivern joined MP Alison Thewliss in a

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29.08.2020 / 22:01

Nearly 30 per cent of West Lothian workforce has been furloughed

Conservative Lothians MPS Miles Briggs added: “It is remarkable that the UK government has been able to protect so many jobs during this pandemic.“We must now focus on getting the economy moving again so that West Lothian’s economy can start recovering from the Covid-19 outbreak.”A West Lothian Council spokesperson said: “Plans to tackle the economic recovery of the West Lothian area are well underway and a draft Economic Recovery and Growth Plan has been developed.”Labour Lothians MSP Neil Findlay added: “The furlough scheme as a temporary measure helped people through the worst of the crisis but we cannot now just leave them to the whim of the market.“Without major state intervention and a change in the way our economy operates the

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16.08.2020 / 07:31

Scots Tory leader Douglas Ross accused of insulting WW2 heroes after snubbing VJ Day service

Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross yesterday snubbed a VJ Day service to work as a linesman at a football match.The MP for Moray was last night accused of insulting fallen World War II heroes after refusing an invitation to the constituency event in Forres where veterans held a two-minute silence at the town’s memorial.Instead, he ran the line as an assistant referee 200 miles away at Kilmarnock’s Rugby Park clash in the Scottish Premiership with St Johnstone – a job that attracts fees of about £445.Labour MSP Neil Findlay said: “This is absolutely extraordinary.“Douglas Ross shows where his true priorities lie, not in paying respects to those who died for our freedom and democracy but lining his pocket running the line at a football

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11.07.2020 / 05:40

SNP Government in row over safety of Ministerial drivers during Coronavirus pandemic

Nicola Sturgeon’s Government is embroiled in a row over the safety of the drivers who are ferrying Ministers to events.

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11.07.2020 / 01:16

Nicola Sturgeon visibly emotional after challenge on care homes

Nicola Sturgeon became emotional as she answered a coronavirus question from a Labour politician whose mum is in a care home.

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10.07.2020 / 12:50

Neil Findlay urges pet owners to read over new advice during coronavirus crisis

MSP Neil Findlay has encouraged people in West Lothian with pets to look over new advice during the coronavirus crisis.

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09.07.2020 / 22:09

Blogger who believes state tried to frame Alex Salmond asking for donations after buying £600k mansion

A notorious blogger who is asking punters for donations bought a £600,000 gated mansion without needing a mortgage.

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09.07.2020 / 10:49

Former NHS Lothian chair quit after receiving lowest grade in appraisal

A former NHS board chair was given the lowest possible score in his appraisal by the SNP Government before quitting his post.

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01.07.2020 / 10:37

SNP Government criticised after another £7m of private hospital contracts agreed

private health firms at the same time as a new NHS hospital remains unused. The deals, struck by the health service, come after a £6m contract was agreed with the private Murrayfield facility in Edinburgh.

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24.06.2020 / 07:13

Scottish Lib Dems took £16k from tax haven lawyer found guilty of misconduct

Scottish Lib Dems took money from the UK firm of a lawyer based in a tax haven who was found guilty of professional misconduct, the Record can reveal.Party chiefs were given £16,000 by Inshmore Properties in Glasgow – just two weeks before the company began winding up proceedings.The boss of Inshmore is Isle of Man-based lawyer Paul Gallagher, whose actions were found to have brought his profession into “disrepute” by a Scots tribunal.Nothing suggests the donation breaches Electoral Commission rules as Inshmore was still officially active in the UK but opponents slammed the gift.Labour MSP Neil Findlay said that the Lib Dems had questions to answer and added: “Accountability is central to democracy.”Accounts on the Electoral Commission

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16.06.2020 / 07:03

Row as private hospital gets £6m from taxpayers while NHS Louisa Jordan sits unused

NHS Louisa Jordan remains unused.The deal will also see the taxpayer foot the bill for the rent at Spire Murrayfield in Edinburgh.Labour MSP Neil Findlay called for the facility to be nationalised.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster and local councils, with a current focus on how our governments are handling the coronavirus pandemic.To sign up, simply enter your email address into the pink box near the top of this article.Alternatively, you can visit our newsletter sign up-centre.

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02.06.2020 / 14:27

SNP Government in row after refusing to publish chief medical officer minutes

The SNP Government is embroiled in a secrecy row after refusing to publish files relating to high-level talks between chief medical officers on the pandemic.

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