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Launch of retail abuse awareness campaign welcomed

Iain Gray MSP and Martin Whitfield have welcomed the launch of a new campaign to raise awareness and help stop abuse of retail workers. The campaign follows the recent passage of Daniel Johnson MSP’s Protection of Workers Bill, and will be delivered by Crimestoppers, Fearless and the Scottish Grocers Federation.…

Draft budget supports children, education and communities

East Lothian Council’s Labour Administration draft budget is being set during the toughest year for residents, staff and local services, with communities, staff and local services all stretched to their absolute limit. The pandemic has placed massive additional pressures on families, finances, jobs, homes, businesses and created additional poverty across…

Backing campaign for £15 an hour rate for social care staff

A rate of £15 an hour is the least that our heroic social care staff deserve, Iain Gray MSP and Martin Whitfield have said, ahead of the Stage One parliamentary debate on the budget. Scottish Labour is calling for the implementation of a £15 an hour rate for all social…

Survey launched on future of community banking and financial services

Martin Whitfield, East Lothian Labour’s candidate for May’s Scottish parliamentary election, has launched a survey seeking local people’s views on banking facilities and other financial services in East Lothian and what should be done to improve access and help reduce financial exclusion locally. Mr Whitfield, who as the county’s MP…

Call for local remote hearings to help response to courts backlog

Iain Gray MSP has urged the SNP Government to explore the possibility of using remote hearings via videolink in East Lothian to deal with local cases and help clear the courts backlog, which has worsened during the pandemic and is now estimated to be in excess of 40,000 cases. The…

National Care Service is the only way forward for adult care

Iain Gray MSP and Martin Whitfield have welcomed today’s Independent Review of Adult Social Care in Scotland report recommendation of further steps to improve the welfare and support of adults in care homes, including establishing a National Care Service. The report supports stronger efforts to redesign the system to better…

SNP government budget fails East Lothian again

Local Labour representatives have condemned the SNP Government for failing to deliver a budget that will provide the resources needed to meet the additional costs caused by Covid-19 and properly fund local services for the year ahead. The recently published Accounts Commission annual report on local government finances confirmed that local…

Call for £100 water charge rebate for county households

Local MSP Iain Gray and Labour candidate Martin Whitfield are calling for a one-off £100 water charge rebate for households in East Lothian to help tackle the cost of living crisis caused by the pandemic. Last month, Scottish Labour interim leader Jackie Baillie revealed the existence of a cash stash worth…

MP has questions to answer over lockdown relocation

Following press reports regarding Kenny Macaskill MP’s relocation to his Speyside home during lockdown and two subsequent trips to the constituency, East Lothian Labour Party is calling for the MP to clarify his actions for constituents and whether he has breached lockdown rules. An East Lothian CLP Spokesperson said: “The revelations…

CLP nominates Anas Sarwar for Scottish Labour leader

Members of East Lothian Labour Party have voted to give a supporting nomination for the Scottish Labour leadership contest to Anas Sarwar MSP. Those present at the online supporting nomination meeting, which took place on Monday 25 January, discussed the qualities of both candidates before participating in an online ballot…

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