Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has again raised the issue of homophobia in football and called for leadership to be shown on the issue as a way of helping to rid these ‘appalling views from our national game.’ A recent report by BBC 5 Live highlighted how 50% of football fans have heard homophobic chanting whilst at the football, with 71% of respondents also stating that football authorities should do more to educate fans on homophobia. Responding to t

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has urged parliamentary bosses to do more to make the UK Parliament more accessible and representative of people from all backgrounds. The Good Parliament Report conducted research on how accessible and representative the UK Parliament was and concluded that the Commons ‘remains disproportionately white, male and elite.’ Only 29% of the MPs at Parliament are female and The Good Parliament urges more work to be undertaken

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has urged the Prime Minister to use the closure of Dungavel as an opportunity to rethink her approach to immigration detention. The UK Government is planning on closing Dungavel Detention Centre and opening a short-term detention facility near Glasgow Airport. During Prime Minister’s Questions, Mr Newlands said that the UK Government’s indefinite detention policy was a stain on the country’s human rights record and that R