“Historic victory” for the Lib Dems as Parliament votes in favour of UK-EU customs union
The Liberal Democrats have won a historic vote in Parliament in favour of a UK-EU customs union.
9 Dec 2025
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Less than 1 in 4 new teachers get a stable job
Scottish Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP today said the SNP Government has let down teachers after new figures revealed that the number of newly qualified teachers finding permanent employment has got even worse.
9 Dec 2025
SNP could take more than a century to close attainment gap
Scottish Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP has said that the SNP’s promise to close the attainment gap is “irrevocably broken” as new figures showed that it could take more than 100 years to close the gap.
9 Dec 2025
Extreme A&E waits the new normal under the SNP
Responding to new figures showing only 61.3% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in the week ending 30th November 2025, while 4,416 people waited over 8 hours and 2,095 waited over 12 hours, Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
9 Dec 2025
Cole-Hamilton responds to Swinney speech
Responding to John Swinney’s speech earlier today, Scottish Liberal Democrat Leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
8 Dec 2025
Rural communities could be worst hit by Chancellor’s new electric car charge
Scottish Liberal Democrats have today criticised the Chancellor’s decision to introduce a new 3p-a-mile charge for electric cars from 2028 and warned that rural parts of Scotland could be the worst hit.
8 Dec 2025
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