Father, husband @mrskrgray & SNP MSP for Airdrie Constituency 🏴. ScotGov Cabinet Secretary for Justice
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Waiting to go on #SNP26 conference stage for First Minister @JohnSwinney’s speech before a full conference hall! @theSNP 🏴
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Digital technology has grown and so has our exposure to cyber threats.
Justice Secretary Neil Gray sets how partnership and collaboration is central to tackling today’s cyber challenges.
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Excellent victory for the newest @theSNP Councillor Jeff Diack in Midstocket and Rosemount in Aberdeen. Many congratulations to Jeff and the team.
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First Minister @JohnSwinney presented 17 Brave@Heart Awards to emergency service workers and members of the public whose courage and selflessness saved lives, protected others from harm and made a lasting difference to communities across Scotland.
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ALT First Minister hosts the Brave@Heart Awards at Bute House.
ALT First Minister presents Brav@Heart award to Harriett Barr & Ailsa McAleer.
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I have received the first official estimate of the cost to Scotland's pensioners of the Prime Minister's attack on the triple lock.
It will take up to £4bn from Scotland's pensioners. And the Prime Minister plans to use it to pay for social care in England.
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The £4bn is a Scottish Govt extrapolation of UK-wide savings for 2049-50 cash terms per their letter, not money taken from pensioners. UK pensions are reserved; English care spending rises would generate Barnett consequentials for Scotland.
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Statement on behalf of UNITE, GMB and UNISON from the STUC:
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It is welcome that Glasgow City Council has agreed to pause plans and continue negotiations with the trade unions after today’s discussions with Deputy First Minister @JennyGilruthMSP.
I hope all parties continue to exhaust all avenues to reach collective agreement.
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The levels of drugs deaths in Scotland are unacceptable, intolerable, and I want to express my deepest sympathies to everyone who has lost a loved one.
I will work across the chamber and with families to do everything we can to reduce this tragic loss of life.
The Women’s Aid network in Scotland has been one of our most consequential movements in addressing a malevolent scourge in society - violence against women & girls. While we wish their services were not necessary I’m proud to have been part of their 50th Anniversary conference
We were pleased to be joined by Neil Gray, Cabinet Secretary for Justice, at our Members' Conference in Stirling this morning.
In his keynote address, he spoke about improving access to justice for women experiencing domestic abuse and highlighted the incredible work of our local, specialist, Women's Aid services for how they support women, children and young people.
''As I thought about this event today, I was struck by how many thousands of women the Scottish Women's Aid network must have helped over the last fifty years. The women you have advised and helped to stay safe. The women you have advised and helped to provide refuge. The women you have guided through the justice system. The women you have supported to rebuild their lives - the women whose lives you have literally saved.''
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The Scottish Parliament has overwhelmingly voted to back Scotland's right to decide our future.
Now it's time to turn that right into reality and ensure that people in Scotland can make their voices heard in a referendum.
Westminster must not stand in the way of democracy.
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While we might disagree on independence, we can all agree that Scotland is a nation, and its people have the right to decide their future.
That is the simple principle I'm asking all MSPs in the Scottish Parliament to vote for today.
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The old Westminster position of denying Scotland’s democracy is no longer sustainable.
There is now a growing acceptance that Scotland has the right to decide its future - and we will ensure that the people of Scotland get that choice.
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This is a hugely significant moment. For the first time since 2014, Scottish Labour accept Scotland’s right to decide our own future, just as the Prime Minister has.
We now need to turn that principle into an opportunity for people to make their voice heard.
The new leader of Scottish Labour says he is backing the right for Scotland to decide its own future.
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Michael Marra told STV: "I believe that the people of Scotland have the right to decide their future, and they did so in 2014." He added that in 1997 they gave an unequivocal answer on both occasions.
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Thoroughly well deserved recognition for @BobDorisSNP’s work to champion SMA testing for babies. Scotland became the first UK nation to do so & test has now found its first infant SMA case, allowing treatment to start & that child to avoid severe disability. Life changing 👏
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I welcome reports that Jagtar Singh Johal has been granted bail after almost nine years in detention.
This is welcome news for Jagtar, his wife and his family, who campaigned tirelessly. I hope they can be reunited soon, and that the remaining legal process is fair and timely.
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Many congratulations to Leigh Payne, the latest @theSNP Councillor for Avondale and Stonehouse, elected in a by-election tonight. Great news.
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This should be getting a lot more attention than it currently is.
Exclusive: UK household energy bills are forecast to jump *by about 25%* in January as the Iran war drives up gas and electricity prices, according to analysis by Bloomberg Economics
The coming price spike means UK inflation could climb above 4% next year, double the BoE target, the analysis finds
The Ofgem energy price cap is expected to rise by about £427 to around £2,150 a year for the average household, according to the forecasts
This would push bills close to the £2,500 cap brought in by the government following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022
It’s a major threat to Andy Burnham’s pledge to be the cost-of-living prime minister
Story by @EamonFarhat: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Graeme Souness is climbing the three highest peaks and swimming the three highest lakes in the UK for @CharityDEBRA.
You can donate here to help people living with EB: justgiving.com/campaign/grae…
An impressive challenge for a very important cause - best of luck, Graeme!