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More than 300 drug deaths in first quarter of 2025
Responding to new figures showing that there were 308 suspected drug deaths in the first three months of 2025, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
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Cole-Hamilton: Crisis-hit care sector deserves better than a dog’s dinner
Ahead of a final vote in the Scottish Parliament on the Care (Reform) Scotland Bill, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today said carers deserve better and that the SNP…
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Jardine comments on winter fuel news
Responding to the Chancellor's announcement regarding the winter fuel payment, Liberal Democrat Scottish affairs spokesperson Christine Jardine MP said:
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Liberal Democrat MP Wendy Chamberlain warns the government risks ‘decimating’ rural communities ahead of Spending Review
Scottish Liberal Democrat deputy leader and MP for North East Fife has warned the UK Government risks ‘decimating’ rural communities, amidst rumours the nature-friendly farming budget is set to be…
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Almost 1,500 Scottish buildings at risk of dangerous cladding
Scottish Liberal Democrat communities spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP has today (Monday 9th June) said that the SNP have acted inexplicably slowly after new figures revealed that there are almost…
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Rennie reveals 1,250 teaching posts had to be readvertised in two years
Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie has today unveiled new research showing that more than 1,250 teaching posts have gone unfilled and had to be readvertised in the past…
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Chamberlain supports constituent’s pancreatic cancer petition
Wendy Chamberlain, MP for North East Fife, has joined constituents to deliver a petition to Downing Street urging the government to fund vital research into pancreatic cancer early detection.
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Cole-Hamilton: Does the First Minister mind ‘absolutely honking’ sewage dumps?
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today asked the First Minister whether he minds that his government’s own water company is dumping huge volumes of sewage into Scotland’s…
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Scotland has worst shortage of oncologists in UK
Responding to two new reports from the Royal College of Radiologists, which warn that cancer patients in Scotland are facing dangerous delays to life-saving scans and treatment and Scotland has the…
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Lib Dems make final pitch to Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse voters
Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Aisha Mir has made her final pitch to voters, pledging a vision of a Scotland that is back to its best.