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Reilly responds to ScotRail fare increase
Responding to the news that Scottish Government-owned ScotRail will hike rail fares by 4.8% from July, Scottish Liberal Democrat transport spokesperson Jill Reilly said:
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McArthur responds to Circularity Scotland news
Responding to the news that the firm which was due to manage the Deposit Return Scheme may be on the brink of collapse, Scottish Liberal Democrat climate emergency spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP…
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Rennie calls on First Minister to invest in sustainable heating technologies
Speaking in the Scottish Parliament during First Minister’s Questions, Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP has called on the government to invest in sustainable heating…
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Cole-Hamilton responds to buffer zone bill lodged at Parliament
Responding to the news that a bill designed to protect against protests outside abortion clinics has been lodged at the Scottish Parliament today, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health…
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Jardine: Cut off Johnson’s ex-PM allowance
Following the publication of the damning Privileges Committee report, Liberal Democrat Scottish affairs spokesperson Christine Jardine MP said Boris Johnson caused immeasurable damage to public trust…
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Wishart: Refusal to compensate islanders is spectacularly out of touch
Speaking after the SNP and Greens voted down proposals to compensate islanders for the losses they have suffered as a result on the ongoing ferries fiasco, Scottish Liberal Democrat rural affairs and…
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“Indefensible” - Chamberlain calls on PM to act on energy company conduct
Scottish Liberal Democrat deputy leader Wendy Chamberlain MP has today challenged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to agree to a charter of consumer rights for energy customers. She raised the case of a…
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Scottish Liberal Democrats respond to appointment of new chief constable
Responding to Police Scotland announcing the appointment of its first female chief constable, Jo Farrell, who will replace Sir Iain Livingstone in August, Scottish Liberal Democrat justice…
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Mortgage misery: Sunak must hold emergency summit in Downing Street
The Liberal Democrats have called on Rishi Sunak to hold an emergency summit in Downing Street with banks and mortgage lenders to discuss support for homeowners on the brink, as cheaper deals are…
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SNP Government Minister: Eradicating child poverty is “hypothetical”
In a bizarre response to Willie Rennie, the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice said his question about the cost of ending child poverty was a “hypothetical” one.