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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…

Gray to retire as East Lothian’s MSP

East Lothian’s MSP Iain Gray has announced that he will not contest next year’s elections to the Scottish Parliament. Mr Gray, the former Scottish Labour leader who has served as the constituency’s MSP since 2007, has told local party members that he will not be asking them to re-select him…

Councillors launch campaign to stop SNP austerity cuts and protect local services

Local Labour Councillors have launched a “Stop the cuts: protect our local services” campaign calling on the SNP Government to end their austerity cuts and protect East Lothian’s vital local services. Over the past six years, the Council has been forced to make savings of £34million as a result of…

Members nominate Starmer, Murray and Baillie for leadership roles

Members of East Lothian Labour Party have voted to nominate Keir Starmer in his bid to be the party’s next leader and Ian Murray for the position of deputy leader. Both nominations were made on the first round of voting. The CLP also voted to nominate Jackie Baillie MSP for…

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