A TIME FOR CALM and measured reflection is the message from Moray’s MP last night as he sought to reassure people in Moray in the wake of turmoil left by the ‘leave’ vote in EU referendum last week. Angus Robertson reflected on the result and the political chaos that has ensued since, pointing to the … Read more
THE UK IS SET to quit the European Union this morning despite an overwhelming vote to remain from Scottish voters. A three-percentage point gap has been maintained for much of the overnight voting on the back of an emphatic leave vote in England. No Scottish region was closer than Moray – when the votes were … Read more
THE EU REFERENDUM polling stations are open this morning – with turnout not expected to break any records in Moray where the debate has been decidedly low-key. Over the last week, Moray’s SNP ‘tag team’, Richard Lochhead MSP and Angus Robertson MP, have come out fighting for the ‘Remain’ camp, fearful perhaps that what once … Read more
A PUBLIC MEETING to discuss the issues surrounding the European Referendum is to be hosted by Moray’s SNP Parliamentarians two days before the polls open. Angus Robertson MP and Richard Lochhead MSP will set out their case on why Moray constituents should vote for the UK to remain a part of the European Union. The … Read more
MORAY’S TEACHER SHORTAGE was raised in the Scottish Parliament yesterday – with local MSP Richard Lochhead extracting a promise from John Swinney to visit the region and discuss the issue. Mr Swinney accepted the invitation to meet with local teachers after being tackled by Mr Lochhead during education questions in the Holyrood parliament. The exchange … Read more
CELEBRATING THE FIRST anniversary this week of the SNP’s landslide victory in Scotland at the UK General Election, Moray’s MP has said that his party remain the only “effective opposition” to the Tory government. Angus Robertson has been highlighting the strong impact made by the SNP at Westminster – and pledges that they will continue … Read more