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STATEMENT: G20 SUMMIT IN INDIA

Martin led the SNP’s response to the Prime Minister’s statement on the G20 summit in India. Here is an extract of the House of Commons statement transcribed via Hansard: Martin Docherty-Hughes MP (SNP, West Dunbartonshire): …

SPEECH: CONFLICT IN UKRAINE

Martin led for the SNP frontbench in the House of Commons debate on the war in Ukraine. Here’s an extract of his speech transcribed via Hansard: Martin Docherty-Hughes MP (SNP, West Dunbartonshire): It is a …

SPEECH: BRITISH NATIONALS DETAINED OVERSEAS

Martin spoke in the Westminster Hall Debate on the detention of British Nationals Overseas, raising the case of his constituent Jagtar Singh Johal. Here is an extract of his speech transcribed via Hansard: Martin Docherty-Hughes …

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Great to meet up with Fallon & campaigners for medical #cannabis @HouseofCommons.

Fallon needs the prescription to maintain a better life . It costs £2,000 a month for a private prescription. Time to make it available on the NHS. @IntractableUK

"How high do mortgage rates need to go before his government takes this seriously?"

SNP Westminster Deputy Leader @MhairiBlack challenges the UK government to help people suffering from the Tory mortgage crisis #PMQs

The UK mortgage time bomb numbers are bad enough as they are, but they get really sickening when you think of them as an effective pay cut.

An increase of £500 in monthly payments (coming to 1m households by 2026) is £6,000 per year, which equates to about a *£10,000 pay cut*

We must never forget the horrors of Srebrenica. I will forever remember the powerful testimony from Hasan Hasanović, a Srebrenica survivor, when he came to Scotland to tell his story.

I am grateful to @SrebrenicaUK & others who remind us we must fight hate wherever we see it. twitter.com/ScotGovFM/stat…

On Srebrenica Memorial Day, First Minister @HumzaYousaf pays tribute to the thousands of victims of the genocide that took place during the Bosnian war.

#ScotlandRemembers

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 March & Rally for an Independent Scotland in the EU.

📅 1:30pm on Saturday 2nd September 2023.

📍 Johnston Terrace marching to the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh.

👉 Follow @BelieveinScot or @YesforEU to keep up with event details and announcements.

.@HelenClarkNZ on point & very clear, it's not radical what is being called upon, everything @scotgov want to implement is being done elsewhere, evidence based reform that would support not punish people & ultimately
reduce deaths & harms from drug use. Decriminalisation now 👇 twitter.com/scotgov/status…

Last week, Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy @ElenaWhitham launched a new Drugs Policy for Scotland.

It calls on the UK Government to decriminalise all drugs for personal use. It also sets out an approach to reducing drugs deaths.

Watch ⬇️ and visit bit.ly/DrugPolicyForS…

On Srebrenica Memorial Day, First Minister @HumzaYousaf pays tribute to the thousands of victims of the genocide that took place during the Bosnian war.

#ScotlandRemembers

British political donations are dominated by the rich.

Wealthy donors get privileged access to policy makers, get to influence legislation, receive government contracts and honours.

No wonder trust in politics is so low.

My latest in @guardian (🧵)
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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