Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley has been named as one of the SNP’s front bench spokespeople at Westminster. Ms Crawley is now the SNP’s Spokesperson for Equalities, Women and Children, Family Support, Housing, Child Maintenance and Disability. This brief will see Ms Crawley shadow two UK Government ministers, Justine Greening, the Minister for … Read more

South Lanarkshire Council Leader John Ross today (Tuesday 20th) announced his intention to work with other parties within the local authority to bring positive change to Hamilton town centre. Following the report published by Angela Crawley MP and Christina McKelvie MSP last year, the council will now look at how best to implement change that … Read more

Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley has thanked her constituents for re-electing her in last week’s General Election. Angela now takes her place as one of the 35 SNP MPs at Westminster. The SNP won the election in Scotland, winning more votes and seats than all of the other parties combined. However, Angela said … Read more

This snap election is a huge U-turn for the UK Government. After months of ruling out a vote, the Prime Minister believes she can remove any opposition to her hard-Brexit plans by taking advantage of a disunited Labour Party. It’s Theresa May putting the interests of her party above the interests of the country. For … Read more

Lanark & Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley has condemned the UK Government’s two child policy and the “rape clause” which was passed into law last week. In July 2015, the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, announced in his summer budget plans to slash child tax credit payments to just two children per family … Read more

Angela Crawley MP for Lanark and Hamilton East has called for the UK Government to reconsider changes to bereavement benefits that will see incomes of grieving families slashed. Government changes mean that from 6 April, bereaved parents will only receive payments for 18 months, at a reduced rate. The payment is based on the deceased … Read more

Angela Crawley MP is hosting a specialist surgery event for EU nationals living in Lanark and Hamilton East on the 21st of April between 10am and 12noon at the Hamilton Town House. The surgery follows the uncertainty faced by thousands of Angela’s constituents that live in the UK and previously utilised their right to move … Read more

  Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley has today called on the UK Government to bring Personal Independence Payments “back to the drawing board”. The SNP MP’s calls come after an independent report found a severe lack of public trust in the assessment regime carried out by the DWP. Among the key conclusions of … Read more

Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley has called on the UK government to abolish employment tribunal fees as part of an effort to tackle maternity discrimination. The call from Angela Crawley MP, the SNP spokesperson on Women, Children and Equalities, came in a Westminster Hall debate last Wednesday (15th of March). In December 2015, … Read more

Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley has tabled congratulated Hamilton Accies for signing up as a breastfeeding friendly football ground.  Hamilton Accies recently declared Douglas Park as a breastfeeding friendly football ground, following a nationwide campaign by the SNP MP, Alison Thewliss.  Almost 70% of football clubs in Scotland have now signed up to … Read more