Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has written to the UK’s Ambassador to the United Nations, urging him not to boycott talks with other countries which could lead to a world free of nuclear weapons. Between the 15th of June and 7th of July, 132 countries are meeting in New York to conclude their discussions on the draft convention on the prohibition of nuclear weapons. However, the UK Government has followed the lead of the United States and others in boyc

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, will today vote against the UK renewing its fleet of Trident nuclear weapons. The new Prime Minister Theresa May is asking MPs to vote on whether construction work for replacing the fleet of nuclear submarines at Faslane at a cost of up to £205 billion should go ahead. Trident is opposed by the Scottish Parliament, 57 of Scotland’s 59 MPs, churches, the STUC and civic society, yet the UK Government is intent on basing ano

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, attended a CND Stop Trident Parliamentary Lobby in Westminster on Wednesday along with his SNP colleagues to make clear his objection to renewing the UK’s nuclear weapons. Gavin will attend a CND rally in Paisley on Saturday and will be speaking against the renewal of Trident. MPs will next Monday (18th July) be asked to vote on whether or not construction work should be given the green light for replacing the fleet of nu

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has signalled his intention to vote against the UK renewing its fleet of Trident nuclear weapons when a vote takes place next Monday (18th of July). MPs will be asked to vote on whether or not construction work should be given the green light for replacing the fleet of nuclear submarines at Faslane at a cost of £205 billion. The Prime Minister confirmed a vote will be put to MPs in the House of Commons next Monday 18th Ju

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has reacted angrily to a new report from the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) which suggests that the cost of the UK government renewing Trident nuclear weapons has increased to £200 billion. The UK Government is determined to proceed with the project – even with this new extraordinary price tag – and plans to dump the nuclear arsenal on the Clyde for the next 50 years despite opposition from the Scottish Government

Gavin Newlands, the MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has reaffirmed his opposition to the renewal of the ‘obscenity’ of a new-age of nuclear weapons of mass destruction – and the Renfrewshire MP will support a motion in the House of Commons calling for MoD’s renewal plans to be scrapped. The UK Government has made its intentions to renew the nuclear arsenal based on the Clyde clear – on a like for a like basis with Trident – which will cost up to £167 billion. The SNP W

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has joined other anti-nuclear campaigners to launch a new campaign which is calling on Prime Minister David Cameron to respect the democratic will of the Scottish people, and cancel plans to renew Trident. The ‘Respect Scotland’ campaign aims to pressurise the UK government to cancel the £100bn proposal to renew Trident nuclear weapons. The campaign is set to tour Scotland to speak with local MPs and MSP who support the p