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SNP MP Angus MacNeil found guilty of careless driving after teenager hit

An SNP MP involved in a crash which saw a 17-year-old seriously hurt has been banned from the road for three months after being found guilty of careless driving. Angus MacNeil, 51, had been on trial at Lochmaddy Sheriff Court in the Outer Hebrides ...

18 May 2022 at 18:23

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 appeared at Lochmaddy Sheriff ...

22 Mar 2022 at 18:25

Ireland

Taoiseach congratulates disability rights campaigner after election to Seanad

The Taoiseach has congratulated a disability rights campaigner who has been elected to the Seanad following a lengthy by-election count. Tom Clonan won the Trinity College seat on the 16th count, edging out psychologist Maureen Gaffney. The ...

31 Mar 2022 at 23:25

Ireland

Social media users ‘should have to verify identity in order to send messages’

People should have to verify their identity before being able to send messages and make comments on social media, the Social Protection Minister has said. Heather Humphreys made the call in response to reports of female politicians being ...

15 Jan 2023 at 13:42

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 ...

05 May 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

MP Angus MacNeil will not re-join SNP group after suspension

Angus MacNeil has announced he will not re-join the SNP group after he has completed a suspension this week as he criticised the party’s policy on achieving Scottish independence. The Western Isles MP was kicked out of the ...

12 Jul 2023 at 13:55

Angus MacNeil’s membership of SNP suspended as he refuses to rejoin MP group

MP Angus MacNeil has had his membership of the SNP suspended after he refused to rejoin the party’s Westminster group. Mr MacNeil, who has often voiced criticism of the SNP leadership, was kicked out of the Westminster ...

14 Jul 2023 at 14:32

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, has said ...

18 Jul 2023 at 13:00

Scotland

SNP activist hints at attempt to challenge Yousaf leadership

An SNP activist has hinted at an attempt to challenge First Minister Humza Yousaf, claiming the leader’s position was “conditional” on listening to party members. Chris Hanlon, the secretary of a Fife branch of the ...

24 Jul 2023 at 10:09

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 ...

18 Jul 2023 at 10:58

MacNeil to stand as independent ‘unless change of direction in SNP leadership’

Ex-SNP MP Angus MacNeil has said he will stand as an independent candidate in his Na h-Eileanan Siar constituency unless there is a “substantial change of direction” in the party’s leadership. Speaking at a ...

22 Aug 2023 at 08:18

Scotland

Scottish Government took ‘high and mighty’ approach to HPMAs, says ex-SNP MP

An MP recently kicked out of the SNP has accused the Scottish Government of taking a “high and mighty” approach to controversial fishing restrictions. A consultation on highly protected marine areas ...

20 Aug 2023 at 13:50

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