Sentences with phrase «msp who»

Some senior colleagues believe that a Labour MSP who plans to retire in May 2016 from a safe Labour seat could be persuaded to stand down earlier and allow a byelection to take place on the same day as the general election in 2015.

This constituency is held by Iain Gray, the MSP who led Labour to landslide defeat at the last 2011 Scottish parliament election.

However, Sarwar was one of the MSPs who sent a letter to Corbyn asking him to consider his position after his reaction to last year's Brexit referendum and is seen as a moderate, which could count against him.

However, the Conservative party leader praised the 16 Conservative MSPs who voted for the # 33 billion budget proposals.

Murphy has said he would like to be in Holyrood by 2016 but there is not currently a vacancy and several MSPs who looked likely to retire are now keeping their seats.

Leading conservation group WWF Scotland has welcomed the findings ahead of billionaire developer Donald Trump's appearance before Scottish MSPs who are looking into a proposed wind farm.

Not exact matches

Labour MSP Monica Lennon, who has been a vocal campaigner on the issue of «period poverty», said the move was welcome but did not go far enough.

The Mid Scotland and Fife MSP was backed in the short term by Unite's Scottish secretary Pat Rafferty who said: «Under Alex Rowley's interim leadership we are confident that the voices of Scotland's working people will be heard loud and clear at Holyrood.»

You can access a list of Discover interchange fees only after having partnered with an MSP, who must provide you with a verification code.

The Scottish Government has declared it will support a member's bill brought forward by Green MSP John Finnie to scrap the legal defence of justifiable assault for parents who physically discipline their children.

«The list includes some of Scotland's largest independent brewers, producers of beers that will already be well known to MSPs, as well as some up and coming new businesses who are looking to the future.

The Liberal Democrats came sixth with just 474 votes, after left - wing party Solidarity, who had former MSP Tommy Sheridan as their candidate.

With the results for all constituencies and regions in Scotland in, BASC - the largest shooting association in Scotland - has announced that it has identified 48 out of 129 (37 %) members of Scottish Parliament (MSPs) from all parties except the Greens who are supportive of shooting according to the current law and codes of practice.

Others who might have a crack include MSPs Richard Leonard and Monica Lennon however cautious gamblers would be advised to put their money on Rowley.

However, incumbent MSP John Pentland won the seat in 2011 by only 587 votes (2.4 %) against Clare Adamson, who subsequently took a regional seat.

Speaking alongside MSP Annabel Goldie, Alistair Darling told an audience this morning: «This referendum challenges all of us in Scotland to answer some deep questions — not just what we believe but who we are.

In 2007 Livingston and Edinburgh East were part of the SNP growth in constituency wins, with Angela Constance becoming a new MSP and Kenny MacAskill moving from the regional list, replacing Susan Deacon who stood down that year, her Labour successor Norman Murray, an unpopular local councillor, finishing second, with 1,382 fewer votes.

The leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats is the MSP for North East Fife, Willie Rennie, who took up his role in 2011.

Opponents of gay marriage in Scotland are being marshalled to vote out politicians who supported the measure, in a coordinated election strategy which could unseat up to ten MSPs

All those Conservatives who want Gordon Brown to stay as Labour leader will be relieved to learn of an ICM poll for The Sunday Telegraph and Sunday Mirror that gives the Labour candidate, Margaret Curran MSP, a 14 % lead over her SNP rival in the Glasgow East by - election, scheduled for 24th July.

Elsewhere, Labour MSP Neil Findlay MSP, who stood against Mr Murphy for the leadership of the party, has resigned from the Scottish shadow cabinet.

While McTernan was employed as a special adviser to the Secretary of State for Scotland he sent an email to the then Labour MSP Karen Gillon, who was about to make a trip to Sweden in which he said

Former socialist MSP Tommy Sheridan, who is now the co-convenor of Solidarity Scotland, rallied the crowd and called for similar events to be held in Edinburgh, Dundee, Fife and across Scotland.

The government and the opposition have agreed to allow a free vote on the proposals, from independent MSP Margo MacDonald, who has Parkinson's disease.

That bill fell due to lack of parliamentary time but Foulkes, who has served as both and MP and an MSP in a political career stretching 40 years, is determined to revive it after the polls apparently failed to predict Donald Trump's election victory in America.

A Scottish Labour MSP has withdrawn her invitation to speak at the Holyrood parliament from an academic who has linked abortion to mental health issues after fellow MSPs raised concerns about the event.

The letter comes after the resignation from the SNP earlier this week of Mark McDonald, who admitted «unacceptable» behaviour towards women following a series of complaints, but has insisted on remaining as an independent MSP.

Liberal Democrat candidate Eileen Baxendale, who received 474 votes, was beaten by the left - wing party Solidarity and its candidate, former MSP Tommy Sheridan, who came fifth, after winning 794 votes.

We also asked what you thought about the three people who lead the Conservative Party in Europe, Scotland and Wales: Timothy Kirkhope MEP, Annabel Goldie MSP and Nick Bourne AM.

The phaseout of the MSP program would be a blow to university researchers, who use NSF funding to link up with educators from local school districts to train teachers, improve curriculum, and devise better ways to measure student progress in math and science.

But its version of MSP makes competitive grants to university faculty members who have teamed up with local school districts to improve student learning.

Since not all breast tumors secrete MSP, researchers will gear clinical trials to patients who exhibit high levels of the protein.

Microsoft is offering 800 MSP (# 6.80 / $ 9.60 / $ 10) cash - back to anyone who buys all five Summer of Arcade games.

Insight in action As part of K - 12 mathematics MSP, elementary teachers who had piloted Everyday Math in their classrooms later brought that experience to their work as teacher leaders.

MSP program leaders reported that it can be a challenge to find a sufficient number of teacher leader candidates who possess all of the desired qualifications.

The bottom line is any manufacturer who doesn't have MAP or MSP pricing has a short - term view of his market.

Who is entitled to coverage under provincial health care plans (e.g., OHIP in Ontario or MSP in British Columbia)?

An accreditation programme designed for HR, procurement, MSP solution providers and others who manage corporate contingent staffing.