Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley is calling on the UK Government to do more to support people who have lost their jobs as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Statistics published by the House of Commons Library last week have highlighted that almost 1,000 more people in Lanark and Hamilton East are out … Read more

Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley and Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse MSP Christina McKelvie are calling on Marks and Spencer to reconsider plans to close their Regent Way store in Hamilton. M&S have recently confirmed their intention to close the store as they prepare to open a new outlet in the former Watt Brothers … Read more

Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley is urging the UK Government to reconsider its elections bill. If approved, the bill would force registered voters to show ID before casting their ballots as well as watering down the powers of the Electoral Commission. In Lanark and Hamilton East, potentially as many as 3,100 voters could … Read more

Parliament returned from its summer recess this month and I have been back in London representing my constituents. The past 18 months have been a tough time for many of us but although some normality has returned, not everyone is in the same position. Provisional figures from HMRC highlighted that 2,200 people in my constituency … Read more

Fears have grown that the decision to end the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – also known as furlough – at the end of the month will cause an economic slowdown and fuel unemployment. Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley is calling on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to act quickly and prevent a huge spike in … Read more

Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley and Uddingston and Bellshill MSP Stephanie Callaghan are calling on Dawnfresh Seafoods to reconsider plans to close their Uddingston site. Dawnfresh today announced their intentions to move production from Uddingston and expand their operation in Arbroath. The move would see 230 permanent and 90 temporary jobs removed from … Read more

Young people, low paid workers and families in Lanark and Hamilton East are being “forced to pay the price of Westminster failure” following Boris Johnson’s plans to hike National Insurance contributions. Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley last night voted against proposals to take more money out of the pockets of hard working people … Read more

Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley is urging the UK Government to rethink plans to scrap the £20 Universal Credit uplift as a new report reveals 74% of claimants won’t be able to cope if their incomes are cut. The report by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) also found that two thirds (67%) of Universal … Read more

Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley has welcomed South Lanarkshire Council’s commitment to resettle five Afghan families. However, the SNP MP is also calling for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to outline a credible plan to protect thousands of Afghan refugees and vulnerable people left behind by the UK government. Plans by the council would … Read more

Angela Crawley MP has criticised the UK government for u-turning on a promise to grant sick pay to two million workers. In 2019, the Tory government accepted that employees on lower incomes are missing out on the protection that Statutory Sick Pay provides and promised to resolve this by extending it to around 2 million … Read more