Politics

A vote for any party other than the Scottish Conservatives at this election risks ‘abandoning’ fishing communities to EU rules, Jackson Carlaw said today.

The Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy, Fergus Ewing MSP, visited Peterhead yesterday (Monday) in a show of support for the Scottish fishing industry.

Having had to replace their candidate for Banff & Buchan at short notice, the Liberal Democrats have announced that Alison Smith with contest the seat at the General Election.

Cash-strapped local authorities in Scotland are paying millions more for schools built under the controversial private finance initiative (PFI) than originally planned.

The SNP has announced that Paul Robertson has been selected by local party members to contest Banff & Buchan in the forthcoming General Election.

Facebook users are being targeted with thousands of adverts seeking to influence their opinion of local politics.

Reduced opening hours at local hospitals, poor broadband connectivity and upkeep of local towns and villages were amongst the issues raised at David Duguid’s summer surgery tour.

Boris Johnson has been warned that North-east voters “will never forgive” the Tories for inflicting a Brexit that is set to hit the area worse than any other part of the UK, the SNP has said.

Alan S. Buchan has been selected as the Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Banff & Buchan by The Brexit Party.

Aberdeenshire East MSP Gillian Martin has written to Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State of Scotland, Colin Clark MP, to express serious concerns following the announcement that the Prime Minister intends to suspend Parliament just days after MPs return to work in September.

A north-east secondary school teacher has been adopted by the Scottish Conservatives to fight the Aberdeenshire East constituency in the 2021 Scottish Parliament elections.

Banff and Buchan MP David Duguid has been appointed as a Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) for the UK Government Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

The new Prime Minister has praised the “vision” of the MP for Banff and Buchan for a positive future for the Scottish fishing industry post-Brexit.

Banffshire & Buchan Coast SNP MSP Stewart Stevenson has welcomed the appointment of Euro-MP Alyn Smith to the European Parliament’s influential Agriculture Committee.

Gordon MP Colin Clark said he is ‘delighted’ at his appointment as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland.

North-east businessman Conrad Ritchie has announced his support for Jeremy Hunt to become Prime Minister.

Banffshire & Buchan Coast MSP Stewart Stevenson completed his annual surgery tour last week, clocking-up nearly 40 surgeries in communities across the constituency.

The Scottish Parliament will celebrate its 20th anniversary today (Saturday).