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Gavin Newlands MP joins EU nationals’ mass lobby in Parliament

Gavin Newlands MP joins EU nationals’ mass lobby in Parliament

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has attended a mass lobby of the UK Parliament to demand that the UK Government guarantees the residency status and rights of the 3.3 million EU nationals living and working in the UK. The UK Government has repeatedly refused to provide this guarantee in the nine months since the EU referendum, and earlier this month Tory MPs voted down an amendment to the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill that would have e

Gavin Newlands MP accuses Renfrewshire Labour on wasting money on customer service consultants

Gavin Newlands MP accuses Renfrewshire Labour on wasting money on customer service consultants

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has accused Labour-controlled Renfrewshire Council of wasting public money on commissioning consultants to carry out a survey on people’s experience with the council. Consultants are currently emailing local residents, offering every participant £20 to take part in a survey on their experience with Renfrewshire Council. This is in response to the collapse of the customer call centre where people are being forced to wait 2

More women playing rugby than ever before

More women playing rugby than ever before

Following the Six Nations teeing off last weekend Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has welcomed new figures which show that more women in Scotland are playing rugby than ever before. The figures, obtained from the SRU confirm that the number of young women playing rugby has swelled by a staggering 95% since 2009/10 – with participation in the adult women’s game also growing by 72.5% over the same period. The total number of people in Scotland playing rug

Gavin Newlands reacts to detention centre announcement

Gavin Newlands reacts to detention centre announcement

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has reacted to the announcement from the UK Government they will not appeal against the decision of Renfrewshire Council to refuse planning permission for the short stay detention centre to be built near Glasgow Airport. Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, said: "I welcome the Immigration Minister's announcement that the UK Government have abandoned their appeal on Renfrewshire Council's decision to ref

Gavin Newlands MP votes against Tory Brexit plan

Gavin Newlands MP votes against Tory Brexit plan

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has voted against allowing the UK Government to enact Article 50 and providing the basis for our exit from the European Union. During the debate in parliament, Mr Newlands spoke up in defence of freedom of movement and its importance to the national economy. Mr Newlands called for the UK Government to respect the EU Referendum result in Scotland, including in Renfrewshire where 65% of voters voted to remain in the Europea