So saddened by the news of Val Walkers passing. I loved catching up with Val for a coffee. She will be a huge lost to all in the Labour and Trade Union movement and I will miss our chats and her wonderful smile. Sending love and strength at this sad time to her family.
Busy first week since being selected. Out and about in Musselburgh, picking up lots of local issues which we will get working on.
Mid week I was out delivering @ScottishLabour latest newsletter in Tranent
AND today a litter pick in Craigmillar. A few hours very well spent!
I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
What’s most clear to me tonight is that this is just the beginning, that Americans across this country, no matter their title or party, are ready to be heard.
I believe that history will show we rose to meet this moment.
It will show we did not let the chaos and division go unanswered.
It will show that when our president chose to spread lies and sow fear, we chose to come together, to work together, and to rise together.
It was with a heavy heart that I completed my last operating list after more than 40 years as a surgeon in the NHS.
However, representing the people of Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is the privilege of my life and one that deserves my undivided attention.
Great event last night hosted by Peter Mathieson-Principal of @EdinburghUni & @IanMurrayMP
-showcasing how data, digital innovation & AI can drive public good
-how government, industry & academia can collaborate to maximise potential of these technologies
#AI#PublicGood
Every child has the right to feel #safe and #included in school.
The Morrisons have campaigned for years so I am proud that Calum's law was introduced to @ScotParl earlier this week.
I look forward to working with MSPs from across the chamber as we seek to pass this into law.
10 years ago today on #InternationalWomensDay, I spoke about my unconventional journey into politics. A decade later, it’s a testament to our democracy that someone like me made it here. This is what I wrote 10 years today.
https://t.co/pA3UV0b4lX
For the Covid Day of reflection, I spoke to @joshpizpom at the @heraldscotland about 5 years of Long Covid, its ongoing impact on my life and what we can do to help Long Covid patients in the years and decades to come.
Five years eh. Five bloody years.
https://t.co/KgWK43PfCD
I’m delighted to be celebrating International Women’s Day, for the first time as Deputy Prime Minister.
For me, it’s about women supporting each other and working together to change the systems, structures and attitudes that are still holding us back.👇🏻
https://t.co/3e9UZ3ycYE
It was great to hear @IanMurrayMP speech today at @EdinburghUni. Governments must work together on our industrial strategy to make Scotland the place to live and work. This is the difference a Labour government can make to enhance our workforce and get Britain back working again.
"We are a nation that will not be cowed by threats or tyranny. And it’s not just moral urgency that demands this. It is also in our national interest."
My @TheScotsman column on why increasing UK defence spending is the right choice to make.
https://t.co/o4TdtV3K05
Delighted that @UKLabour will deliver the protection of shop workers bill as we did in Scotland when I was the Regional Secretary working with @djohnsonmsp That’s what Trade Unions and @ScottishLabour working together can do! 💪🏻🌹❤️
Prime Minister announces £200m of investment in Grangemouth from the UK Government’s National Wealth Fund.
We’re leaving no stone unturned to deliver Grangemouth and Scotland’s industrial future.