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RBS in Bruntsfield – Update

RBS in Bruntsfield to close I’ve just heard from RBS the extraordinary news that the Bruntsfield branch will close on Tuesday 12 November 2024. This is deeply, deeply disappointing news and comes despite sustained pressure from local businesses and residents to keep it open. RBS made a commitment to keep…

Bin Hubs Update – October 2024

Bin Hubs Update – October 2024 A lot of constituents have written to me with their concerns and comments on the City of Edinburgh Council’s rollout of bin hubs. Since this process began, I have been passing all the correspondence I receive on to the Council. Last month, the Council…

Israel and Palestine May 2024

All information correct at 17:00 on Tuesday 7th May. Thank you for contacting me about the current unacceptable and intolerable offensive in Rafah. News that Israel entered Rafah on Monday is deeply worrying and Netanyahu’s planned offensive, as we have said since it was first mooted in February, must NOT…

Israel and Palestine – April 2024

I have been totally horrified by news of the killing of World Central Kitchen aid workers in an Israeli air strike as well as reports of the death of British nationals. I fully condemn this strike and there must be a full investigation and those responsible must be held to…

Israel and Palestine – March 2024

Thank you for contacting me about the humanitarian situation in Gaza and the need for a ceasefire. There is an urgent and unacceptable humanitarian catastrophe. More people are now dying from medical need, thirst and hunger than from bombs and bullets – this is an indisputable form of warfare. This…

Israel and Palestine – February 2024

Last week marked 4 months since the appalling 7 October Attacks and the start of the conflict that has so devastated Gaza. For absolute clarity the Labour Party position is that we demand an immediate truce for the fighting to stop now and a sustainable ceasefire to facilitate a process towards permanent…

Israel and Palestine – January 2024

All information is correct as of 14: 00 on Monday 8th January 2024 We are now almost three months into this conflict, and it continues to be devastating, with the loss of life appalling to see. It is especially heart-breaking that so many of those who have been killed have…

Israel and Palestine – December 2023

All information correct as of 11th December 2023 at 16:30 The position on the ground and the response to it is obviously moving all the time. We all want the same destination but there has to be a process to get us there. For example, we thought the security council…

Israel and Gaza

Please be aware that this is such a fast moving situation so it is up to date at the time of writing (15:00 on 28th November). The devastating scenes we see unfolding in Israel and Gaza over the past month have been heart-breaking for us all. Any loss of life…

Blackford Safe Routes & Bike Bus Community Hero Award

During the Covid-19 pandemic, I started a Community Hero Award to celebrate individuals and businesses who had gone above and beyond for their communities. This month, I was delighted to award it to James Gillespie’s Primary School ‘Bike Bus’ which has made cycling to school so much safer for the…