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Passage of Protection of Workers Bill welcomed

Iain Gray MSP and Martin Whitfield have welcomed today’s Stage Three vote on the Protection of Workers (Retail and Age-restricted Goods and Services) (Scotland) Bill which increases the legal protection for shopworkers and others working in retail and distribution. The Members’ Bill was brought forward by Labour MSP Daniel Johnson…

Call for government to meet leisure funding shortfall

Iain Gray MSP and Martin Whitfield are backing a call from local government leaders for the SNP Government to meet a shortfall in funding for leisure services. They are supporting the call from COSLA after council leaders highlighted that local government run leisure budgets suffered losses of £227m during the…

Funding package for spectator sports must be distributed without delay

Iain Gray MSP and Martin Whitfield have welcomed the announcement of a £55 million funding package for spectator sports but are warning there can be no further delay in distributing the funds. The enforced absence of spectators and loss of matchday income has hit clubs and grassroots sport in East…

More than half of county planning appeals nodded through by SNP Ministers

Figures obtained by Iain Gray MSP reveal that more than half (52 per cent) of East Lothian planning appeals have been approved by SNP Ministers over the last five years. This compares with a Scottish average of only 46 per cent over the same period. In 2016 and 2019 three…

More support demanded for local businesses

Iain Gray MSP and Martin Whitfield are backing demands for the Scottish Government to allocate more funds to support small businesses in East Lothian through the pandemic. Their call follows a Scottish Labour initiated debate at Holyrood this week, when the party urged Ministers to stop sitting on £2.2 billion…

Gray and Whitfield back Small Business Saturday

Iain Gray MSP and Martin Whitfield are urging people in East Lothian to join them in supporting this year’s Small Business Saturday UK on 5th December by shopping locally and backing the county’s businesses. Small Business Saturday is a grassroots, non-commercial campaign, which highlights small business success and encourages consumers to ‘shop…

Former MP will be party’s candidate for Holyrood election

Following Iain Gray’s decision to retire from the Scottish Parliament, members of East Lothian Labour Party have chosen Martin Whitfield as the party’s candidate for next year’s Holyrood election. Having been the county’s MP between June 2017 and December last year, Mr Whitfield will bring a wide range of experience…

Local party begins search for Holyrood candidate

East Lothian Labour Party has started the process of selecting its candidate for the East Lothian constituency at next year’s Scottish Parliamentary election. Any party members interested in seeking selection for the candidacy are being invited to submit nominations by Wednesday 14th October. Once nominations close a selection committee of…

NEC nominations

At yesterday’s virtual All Members Meeting, the following candidates were nominated for the forthcoming NEC elections: CLP Division Luke Akehurst Ann Black Johanna Baxter Theresa Griffin Gurinder Singh Josan Terry Paul Michael Payne Paula Sherriff Shama Tatler Disabled Members Representative George Lindars-Hammond Treasurer Jalal Chaudry Members can find out more…

‘Reinvigorated’ Labour Friends of Forces relaunched on Armed Forces Day

Marking the 14th anniversary of Labour introduced Armed Forces Day and against the backdrop of a decade of Tory failure to invest in defence, Labour’s leadership has supported the relaunch of a renewed Labour Friends of Forces (LFF). With a new offer to members, fresh mission statement and support from…

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