Fishing debate scheduled in parliament
Alistair Carmichael MP has secured a renewed parliamentary debate on post-Brexit fisheries. The three-hour debate will be held on 15th September following the summer recess,…
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Government puts arms before aid in Yemen, says Carmichael
Alistair Carmichael has voiced concern about the government’s planned cuts to aid to Yemen while reinstating arms sales to Saudi Arabia, which has been heavily
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Chaos in fish exports is ‘a shambles of government’s making’ says MP
The chaos faced by seafood exporters struggling to get their produce into the EU has been described as a “shambles of the government’s own making”.
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Call for clarity over promised support for sheep farmers
Pressure is mounting on the government to provide “full detail” of promised support for sheep farmers in the event of no-deal.
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The Scottish government has “no excuse” for being short on vital health inspectors required for post-Brexit checks on fishing catches. That is the view of…
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MP says students have been left ‘swinging in the wind’
Isles MP Alistair Carmichael has spoken out in the House of Commons ahead of a key vote this week on the coronavirus law brought into…
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