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Gary Bouse
@garybouse· Scottish National Party· Aug 20, 2026

Clearly, the information provided by The National is concerning, and the wellbeing of residents in the building must be given the highest priority.

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Ross Greer
@rossgreer· Scottish Green Party· Aug 20, 2026

The public shouldn’t have to pay the price for multi-millionaires and billionaires hopping between their shooting estates and super yachts.

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Ross Greer
@rossgreer· Scottish Green Party· Aug 20, 2026

The super-rich take around 12,000 private jet flights in Scotland every year. That is nothing short of a disaster for our climate.

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Ed Miliband
@edmiliband· Labour Party· Aug 20, 2026

Britain will not stand back and accept the destruction of the two-state solution.

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Ed Miliband
@edmiliband· Labour Party· Aug 20, 2026

This Israeli Government’s publication of a tender for the E1 settlement project is an unacceptable and destructive act.

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Clive Lewis
@clivelewis· Labour Party· Aug 20, 2026

Jason Arday is dead at 41 after weeks of brutal, relentless public scrutiny and years of abuse.

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Diane Abbott
@dianeabbott· Labour Party· Aug 20, 2026

We respectfully ask you to commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.

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Diane Abbott
@dianeabbott· Labour Party· Aug 20, 2026

There cannot be any doubt that Dr Arday’s tragic death was the direct, foreseeable and foreseen result of press harassment.

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John Swinney
@johnswinney· Scottish National Party· Aug 20, 2026

While I regret the redundancies that are being taken forward, it’s vital that the yard is sustainable and the contracts from the Scottish Government will assist in that process.

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John Swinney
@johnswinney· Scottish National Party· Aug 20, 2026

The Government obviously has a policy in relation to not pursuing compulsory redundancies and we do not want to see that applied in these circumstances.

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Graham Leadbitter
@grahamleadbitter· Scottish National Party· Aug 20, 2026

It is time you came to the Highlands, visited the proposed site and looked Highlanders in the eye to explain why Chinese investment in English energy and critical infrastructure is fine, but when it comes to jobs in Scotland it is a very…

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Graham Leadbitter
@grahamleadbitter· Scottish National Party· Aug 20, 2026

My constituents, energy workers, and families across the Highlands have been left dumbfounded that the UK Labour Government blocked 1500 jobs in the Highlands and a £1.5bn investment in our renewables industry.

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John Healey
@johnhealey· Labour Party· Aug 20, 2026

As the new chancellor, John Healey, weighs the price of energy support for struggling households, however, he will have to contend with higher borrowing costs.

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Suella Braverman
@suellabraverman· Reform UK· Aug 20, 2026

Whether it’s gender studies, whether it’s golf course studies, I think I’ve seen there’s not a necessity. There’s not a value in many of these degrees.

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Richard Tice
@richardtice· Reform UK· Aug 20, 2026

We are a fast-growing political party. There will be a range of views and sometimes we will agree and sometimes we will have a debate and discussion … but what we’ve always said is that when you’re having your discussions about those…

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Richard Tice
@richardtice· Reform UK· Aug 20, 2026

We’re not afraid of competition, voters have got more choice and none of us have ever claimed we are perfect … we get lots right, we make mistakes, we push on.

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