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Famous British goods could lose out under UK-Australia deal

Some famous British goods could lose out under the UK trade deal with Australia, a Commons committee has said. The International Trade Committee Chair criticised “flat-footed” Government negotiating tactics, as cross-party MPs flagged concerns that ...

06 Jul 2022 at 01:01

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

UK should drop Gulf trade deal if rights concerns not addressed, say MPs

The UK should be willing to walk away from trade negotiations with Gulf states rather than accept an agreement that fails to address human rights and environmental concerns, MPs have said. A report from the Commons International Trade ...

26 Apr 2023 at 00:01

Gaelic broadcasting should fall under same provisions as S4C, says MP

Scottish Gaelic language programmes should receive the same provisions as Welsh language broadcaster S4C, an independent MP has said. As MPs began the second reading of the Media Bill, Angus Brendan MacNeil, the MP for Na h-Eileanan ...

21 Nov 2023 at 17:35

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

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

Ireland

Budget tension is ‘fake fight orchestrated by Fine Gael’, says Sinn Fein TD

Tensions between government parties surrounding the budget is a “fake fight” orchestrated by Fine Gael, a Sinn Fein TD has said. In an op-ed published this week Minister of State Martin Heydon and two other Fine ...

28 May 2023 at 13:09

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 ...

15 Jan 2023 at 13:42

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

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