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NEWLANDS SPEAKS OUT FOR FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT IN IMMIGRATION BILL DEBATE

NEWLANDS SPEAKS OUT FOR FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT IN IMMIGRATION BILL DEBATE

LOCAL MP TELLS CONSTIUENT’S STORES OF WORK AND TRAVEL ACROSS EUROPE NEWLANDS SPEAKS OUT FOR FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT IN IMMIGRATION BILL DEBATE On Monday night, Gavin Newlands, SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, opposed the UK Governments divisive Immigration Bill which seeks to bring an end to Freedom of Movement in the UK and for British citizens. Freedom of Movement allows every British citizen, including every Scottish person, to work and travel freely across the EU’s

Gavin Newlands MP Marks Holocaust Memorial Day

Gavin Newlands MP Marks Holocaust Memorial Day

Last week, Gavin Newlands, SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment, in doing so pledging his commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honouring those who were murdered during the Holocaust as well as paying tribute to the extraordinary Holocaust survivors who work tirelessly to educate young people today. Holocaust Memorial Day is marked annually on 27th January, the anniversary of the liberation of the former Naz

NEWLANDS: NO DEAL NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OFF THE TABLE

NEWLANDS: NO DEAL NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OFF THE TABLE

Tuesday 22nd January 2019 CBI WARNS THAT NO DEAL BREXIT WOULD BE “DEVASTATING” FOR SCOTLAND’S ECONOMY SNP CALLS FOR NO-DEAL BREXIT TO BE TAKEN OFF THE TABLE Gavin Newlands, SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has warned that the Prime Minister risks dragging Scotland and the UK down the road to economic self-harm unless she urgently takes a no-deal Brexit off the table, as new analysis reveals that crashing out of the EU without a deal could hit Scotland’s econom

NEWLANDS HITS OUT AT BANK CLOSURES

NEWLANDS HITS OUT AT BANK CLOSURES

BANKS CAN’T EXPECT POST OFFICES TO PICK UP SLACK Notice has just been given that Santander will close their doors to the town of Renfrew on 18th July 2019. Gavin Newlands, SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has hit out at Santander’s decision to close 140 branches, including the branch in Renfrew. Santander announced this morning that they would be closing many branches across the UK, with very little explanation, including the Renfrew branch, and are unlikely to have

NEWLANDS CHALLENGES THE PRIME MINISTER ON SOCIAL COHESION CLAIMS

NEWLANDS CHALLENGES THE PRIME MINISTER ON SOCIAL COHESION CLAIMS

TORIES ‘DIVIDING SOCIETY’ WITH CRUEL POLICIES Gavin Newlands, SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, challenged the Prime Minister following her Brexit statement on Monday night. This follows the Prime Minister’s claims that another EU Referendum to break the parliamentary deadlock on Brexit would ‘undermine social cohesion’. Newlands stated that another act of democracy wouldn’t undermine social cohesion, but instead insisted that the Tory’s cruel policies had been doing

Gavin Newlands welcomes National Lottery cash boost for veterans

Gavin Newlands welcomes National Lottery cash boost for veterans

Scottish armed force veterans with life changing injuries are amongst thousands of Scots set to benefit from £3 million of National Lottery funding. New social enterprise, Scotland’s Bravest Manufacturing Company (SBMC), will now be able to provide manufacturing training opportunities for 150 disabled or long term unemployed over three years, thanks to a grant of £120,000 from the Big Lottery Fund. Run by the Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI), the Renfrewshire based fact

Newlands tells Westminster: Scotland must become independent to avoid future disasters like Brexit

Newlands tells Westminster: Scotland must become independent to avoid future disasters like Brexit

Yesterday, Gavin Newlands, SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, stood up for Scotland and Paisley and Renfrewshire North’s overwhelming vote to Remain in the European Union during the debate ahead of the ‘Meaningful Vote’ on the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal. During his speech to Parliament, Newlands stated that it would be a ‘betrayal unlike anything ever seen before’ towards young people if MPs ripped away the opportunities of EU membership after they voted to remain i

Newlands: Tories must do more to help homeless veterans

Newlands: Tories must do more to help homeless veterans

Gavin Newlands, SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has called for the Ministry of Defence to provide better veteran’s support after shocking figures revealed the number of army homes left empty in Scotland has skyrocketed. The figures, which have been uncovered through Freedom of Information, show that the number of vacant MoD properties throughout Scotland have increased from 690 in 2013 to 1136 this year. Commenting on these worrying figures, Newlands said: “Militar