Paul Sweeney @PaulJSweeney

Labour & Co-operative Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow | Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Veterans pauljsweeney.com Glasgow Joined October 2009

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Paul Sweeney @PaulJSweeney

5 hours ago

I took my shipbuilding experience into Parliament and successfully campaigned for investment to build a 'Frigate Factory' in Glasgow. The Type 26 deal with Norway is the culmination of a decade of work to modernise the industry. My interview with @LeaskyHT in @thetimes today 👇🏻

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Paul Sweeney @PaulJSweeney

5 hours ago

We should now use this generational opportunity to develop Scotland's position as a force in world shipbuilding again, leveraging the critical mass of the naval shipbuilding programme to drive commercial shipbuilding growth. Read more in @thetimes here 👇🏻 thetimes.com/uk/scotland/ar…

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Kevin Hague @kevverage

5 hours ago

to be like any other normal European country, a fiscally autonomous Scotland would have to significantly increase taxes and/or severely cut public spending - this is the simple truth that much of the SNP’s rhetoric around GERS seems designed to obscure these-islands.co.uk/publications/i…

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Owen Winter @OwenWntr

a day ago

Britain is now one of very few countries where Gen Z are firmly left-of-centre

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John Healey @JohnHealey_MP

11 hours ago

Our Defence Industrial Strategy will create British jobs, grow skills and drive innovation. 🇬🇧 It will make defence an engine for growth in every region and nation of the UK, and put Britain at the leading edge of innovation in NATO. dailymail.co.uk/debate/article…

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BBC Politics @BBCPolitics

11 hours ago

“There needs to be a reset of the way we’re doing things” Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham criticises the style of government over the last year and says they need “listen” to MPs more, adding he's "concerned" about balance in cabinet #BBCLauraK bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

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The Scotsman @TheScotsman

12 hours ago

'Shameful' Ministers under fire as spending on B&Bs for homeless hits £100 million scotsman.com/news/politics/…

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Emily Thornberry @EmilyThornberry

12 hours ago

We were given a huge gift by the British public of a huge majority. But now we are on 20% in the polls. We have to stop making mistakes and start listening. And we must be prepared for the fight of our lives against Farage.

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Sam Taylor @staylorish

15 hours ago

Reminder: the SNP’s hydrogen strategy depends on Germany buying huge quantities of Scottish green hydrogen - a fantasy. Scot Gov commissioned a report on the international competitiveness of Scotland’s hydrogen potential, which was then buried, presumably because of this…

FT Energy @ftenergy

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Wes Streeting @wesstreeting

a day ago

I’ve lost a PPS and gained an extra minister! Absolutely delighted that @zubirahmed has been given a well-deserved promotion and we’re keeping him at @DHSCgovuk - in addition to the current team of ministers. His experience and expertise will be put to good use.

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Jackie Baillie @jackiebmsp

3 days ago

The SNP have presided over the managed decline of our country. Only Scottish Labour will be ambitious for our future. Time for a new direction. scotsman.com/news/opinion/c…

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The News Agents @TheNewsAgents

2 days ago

"There is an ugliness to some of this - 𝘺𝘦𝘴 she should've done better - but it doesn’t equate to what we saw in the last gov’t with people on the make.” Angela Rayner’s resignation has provoked sympathy in some, vengeance in others. @maitlis | @jonsopel

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Keiran O'Neill @KeiranON

2 days ago

An unexpected privilege to chair the final meeting of Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn CLP tonight before the boundary changes. After 10 years, I can safely say there’s no better bunch in our party and movement - truly the best of @ScottishLabour

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Paul Sweeney @PaulJSweeney

2 days ago

Solidarity with Angela Rayner. She fought for the biggest advance for working class interests in decades with the Employment Rights Bill. She embodies Labour values. It is sad and frustrating that she has resigned from the government, but she does so with honour and integrity.

Angela Rayner @AngelaRayner

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Manchester News MEN @MENnewsdesk

2 days ago

OPINION: Angela Rayner's real offence was being a working class woman in power manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-m…

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Antonia Bance MP @antoniabance

2 days ago

Thanks to Angela Rayner, zero hours contracts will be banned, no-one will be subject to fire at will, no-one will be able to be fired and rehired, and no-one will lose their private rented home just cos their landlord wants them out. That's quite some legacy. Thank you Angela.

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Labour🌹Unions @labourunionsuk

2 days ago

Our solidarity and thanks to Angela Rayner – a proud trade unionist and a tireless advocate for working people. In Government, she has championed workers’ rights by driving through the Employment Rights Bill, when the usual suspects lined up to block it. She’s put collective…