The weather is turning and the nights are drawing in. As memories of our month-long heat wave begin to fade, political anoraks are enjoying political conference season. Conferences are an opportunity to meet fellow members, discuss and debate the big issues of the day and leave united in the knowledge that decisions have been … Read more

Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley joined with Uddingston Pride to host a coffee morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. The event took place in the David Milne Centre on Friday the 28th of September and raised more than £320 for charity. The coffee morning was supported by Tree House Nursery School and … Read more

This year’s SNP Programme for Government will help contribute to a successful and vibrant South Lanarkshire, driving progress in health, social security, the environment and the economy, Angela Crawley has said. South Lanarkshire will benefit from ambitious action in a wide range of areas throughout 2018-19, including: Empowering head teachers to lead improvements to their … Read more

Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley recently nominated Angels in Uddingston for this year’s national ‘Parliamentary Pub of the Year’ competition. The annual competition judges pubs on the basis of their range of beer and food, the quality of their beer garden, the level of investment and quality of the bar, their charitable contributions … Read more

Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley has called on the Tories to end the detention of pregnant women in immigration facilities. This follows UK Government revelations that that over 100 pregnant women have been held in immigration detention since July 2016, with one women being held for more than 4 days. The Immigration Act … Read more

As Parliament rises for recess, I usually use my column to summarise my year as your MP and let you know of my plans for constituency engagement throughout recess – including my upcoming summery surgery tour. However, after the past few weeks at Westminster, I could not avoid outlining the shambolic management of the Brexit … Read more

Angela Crawley MP today thanked the many community organisations and charities that came from across Lanark and Hamilton East to attend her ‘Meet the Funders’ event in Carluke. Organisations heard from 11 different funding providers including Tesco, VASLAN and the Big Lottery Fund. There was also an opportunity to network with other local groups and … Read more

Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley this week called out David Mundell for his “disrespect for devolution,” after the Secretary of State for Scotland floundered over whether or not the UK government had raised its Chequers plan with the Scottish Government in advance. At Scotland Office questions in Westminster, Angela Crawley pressed David Mundell … Read more

Following reports that MPs are turning over hundreds of constituents to immigration officials every year, Angela Crawley pledged to be an MP not to be a border guard.  MPs have been accused of “colluding” with the Home Office as part of its “hostile environment” policy after figures revealed they have reported more than 700 cases of … Read more

It has been a dramatic week for the SNP group at Westminster. On Tuesday last week the proceedings of the EU Withdrawal Bill included an outrageous attack on the Scottish Parliament. While Prime Minister Theresa May had previously given assurances that Scotland would be treated as part of a “union of equals”, she showed her … Read more