LOCAL MP BACKS BILL TO PROTECT NHS FROM TRADE DEALS

Marion Fellows, SNP MP for Motherwell and Wishaw, has backed a Bill to protect the NHS from being used as a bargaining chip in future trade deals with foreign nations. The SNP will tomorrow (5 February) bring forward the NHS protection Bill – a key 2019 manifesto commitment – to enshrine in law that all […]

JANUARY NEWSLETTER

DWP AUDITS CONTINUE

FULL STORY: ‘Fury as ‘secret’ DWP checks see benefits claims marked down’ It is concerning that thousands of health reports are being tampered with each year by people who weren’t even present for the assessment. There must be a complete halt to audits and an inquiry into the UK Government’s rigged health assessments. DWP auditors, […]

LABOUR COUNCILLORS VOTE TO CLOSE KILBOWIE

Despite the SNP Councillors voting today to save the Kilbowie Outdoor Education Centre, Labour Councillors have voted to close it, while Tory Councillors abstained. The SNP is fighting tooth and nail to save our facilities and services so people can continue benefiting from them. Despite having to work within the confines of Tory austerity, the […]

BREXIT DAY

As successive UK Governments continue to ride roughshod over Scotland’s will, we must decide our own future – not have Boris Johnson decide it for us. The First Minister has today announced that the SNP will seek to secure a binding referendum for the Scottish people. We will seek to do this by bringing together […]

MARION RAISES AWARENESS OF SARCOMA

Marion Fellows, SNP MP for Motherwell and Wishaw, recently met with Sarcoma UK to discuss the work the charity is doing to support people affected by sarcoma cancer. Mrs Fellows welcomes Sarcoma UK’s latest report, The Loneliest Cancer, which provides a frank look at the current provision for sarcoma care in the UK. The report […]