John Healey is an honourable man, well respected and held in high regard across the House and in the Defence community.
He has done the only thing possible given the state of the Defence Investment Plan.
All credit to him.
As of today Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is longer than the First World War. The Ukrainians are a brave and resilient people. They deserve all the support we can give them.
Either John Swinney knows an inquiry will uncover something very difficult for the SNP, or he doesn’t know what it will uncover.
Both scenarios underline that an inquiry is essential to clear the stench surrounding Scotland’s party of government.
Oops. @ProfJMitchell responds (see quoted tweet) to Ross Greer’s suggestion in parliament that the Scottish Green amendment is closest to his proposals.
Because X is awash with CyberNat drivel and lies pushing false stuff about Scottish independence (ie separation from the rest of the UK), aided and abetted by bots from Moscow to Tehran out to destabilised the UK by promoting nonsense about separation, which SNP types lap up and further promulgate.
It’s false concern manufactured for the by-election. Swinney will never back the North Sea - he would lose the Greens. As this week shows Swinney needs the Greens to stop an inquiry into Murrell. Shameful on several levels. My city is being sacrificed for short-term politics.
"Whatever was going on, however frightening or volatile, he always managed to make you feel slightly better about it."
@vicderbyshire pays tribute to Sir Alex Younger, the former head of MI6 and #Newsnight regular, who has died aged 62.
Another brilliant morning of campaigning in Aberdeen today.
People here want an MP who will champion the North East and defend our vital oil and gas industry.
On 18 June, vote Conservative to stop the SNP and send Labour a message.
I think I’ve made my anti-Farage views clear - not just Russia, unclear finances but I find him thoroughly dislikable. The way he is speaking about the terrible Nowak and the police case is just the worst.
John Swinney is handling the Murrell affair very badly.
So badly, in fact, that we are left to conclude he opposes a new inquiry because he fears what it might find.
At some point, SNP people are going to start wondering if he is part of the problem…
https://t.co/zsxYAQG8Ul
The question people should be asking is why have Reform suddenly gone nuclear, and started lashing out at everyone and everything. I think the reason is they are seeing the same polling and canvassing data that all the other parties are seeing in Makerfield.
😎 A beautiful couple of days in Aberdeen supporting the brilliant @DLumsden_MSP.
🔵 Only the @ScotTories can beat the SNP in Aberdeen South.
✅ Douglas is the only candidate who will stand up for oil and gas jobs.
🗳️ Vote for Douglas Lumsden on 18 June.
🤦♀️ Nicola Sturgeon is setting up a strawman in her interview with @bbclaurak. Nobody was complaining of embezzlement in 2021. What we were worried about was financial mismanagement & lack of transparency. She demonised us for those concerns & should take responsibility for that.