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Parliamentarians write to ask US to drop extradition proceedings against Assange

A letter to the US attorney general has been signed by 35 parliamentarians calling for extradition proceedings to be dropped against Julian Assange on the fourth anniversary of his detention at Belmarsh prison. Richard Burgon, Labour MP for Leeds ...

10 Apr 2023 at 22:00

Ukraine war ‘a warning shot’ for possible future energy shortages

The war in Ukraine is a “warning shot” for the possibility of a future with energy shortages, the new chair of the Commons Energy Security and Net Zero Committee has said. SNP MP Angus MacNeil has been elected as chairman of the cross-party ...

05 May 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Sturgeon should consider resigning from SNP amid probe, says Regan

Nicola Sturgeon should consider resigning her SNP membership until the end of the police probe in which she was arrested, former leadership candidate Ash Regan has said. The former first minister was released without charge after almost ...

12 Jun 2023 at 12:00

Scotland

Labour debate to call for resilience fund for islanders affected by ferry cuts

A Labour-led debate will force MSPs to vote on calls for a compensation fund for South Uist islanders impacted by ferry cancellations. The party will lodge a motion on Wednesday afternoon calling for a “resilience fund” to be launched ...

14 Jun 2023 at 10:20

MP defends ‘Pontius Pilate’ jibe aimed at Rishi Sunak over PMQs Gaza response

An opposition MP has defended calling Rishi Sunak “Pontius Pilate” during exchanges over the Israel-Hamas conflict. Independent Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) said he shouted the remark as the Prime Minister was “washing his ...

31 Jan 2024 at 17:28

Scotland

Yousaf ‘sees no reason’ to suspend Sturgeon despite calls to do so

First Minister Humza Yousaf has said he “sees no reason” to suspend his predecessor from the SNP despite her arrest on Sunday. Nicola Sturgeon was interviewed for almost seven hours by detectives in relation to the probe into the ...

12 Jun 2023 at 16:54

MacNeil does not get to ‘pick and choose’ whether to have SNP whip, says Flynn

The SNP’s Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has said MPs cannot “pick and choose” when they take the party whip after Angus MacNeil’s membership was suspended. The Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Western Isles) MP, who has sat in the ...

18 Jul 2023 at 10:58

Labour frontbencher apologises to SNP MP for ‘ridiculous and pointless’ jibe

The shadow Scottish secretary has apologised after labelling an SNP MP “ridiculous and pointless” during a Commons debate on independence. Ian Murray acknowledged he had overstepped the mark when responding to Angus ...

02 Nov 2022 at 17:22

Trial of SNP MP Angus MacNeil adjourned as witnesses need to catch ferries

The trial of an SNP MP who is accused of dangerous driving after a crash which saw a 17-year-old seriously hurt has been adjourned because the politician and witnesses had to catch their ferries home. Angus MacNeil ...

22 Mar 2022 at 18:25

MP Angus MacNeil expelled from SNP after row with chief whip

MP Angus MacNeil has announced he has been expelled from the SNP. Mr MacNeil was suspended from the party’s Westminster group last month after reportedly clashing with chief whip Brendan O’Hara. The party’s ...

10 Aug 2023 at 23:59

SNP’s Philippa Whitford announces she will stand down at next election

The SNP’s Dr Philippa Whitford has announced she is stepping down at the next general election, becoming the party’s eighth MP to do so. The Central Ayrshire MP, who has been at Westminster for eight years,...

18 Jul 2023 at 13:00

Yousaf: Expelling Angus MacNeil from SNP ‘absolutely the right thing to do’

Humza Yousaf has insisted expelling veteran MP Angus MacNeil from the SNP was “absolutely the right thing to do”. He spoke out after Mr MacNeil, who has been an SNP MP since 2005, announced he had been ...

11 Aug 2023 at 16:12

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