@IanMurrayMP

Scottish Labour MP for Edinburgh South and Minister of State @SciTechGovUK & @DCMS

 Edinburgh
linktr.ee/ianmurraymp
Joined September 2009
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Andy Burnham
@andyburnhamOct 21
An update on the Jackdaw gas field.
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Education transformed my family’s story. Scotland's education system was once among the best in the world, and I believe it can be again. That’s what we should be aiming for.
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Scottish Labour
@ScottishLabourOct 20
All young people deserve support to reach their potential, whatever their background. At FARE-Scotland in Easterhouse, local people worked with employers to build tailored routes into work. It worked. Devolve power out from Westminster and Holyrood to local leaders who know their communities best.👇
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The Labour Party
@UKLabourOct 18
Andy Burnham is putting problem solving over point scoring. That's what the people of Scotland deserve. That's what everyone across our United Kingdom deserves.
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Well done Michael.
Michael Marra MSP
@michaeljmarraOct 16
I said I would make the case for further devolution within Scotland directly to Downing Street and Bute House. I’m delighted Andy is backing this approach, and I hope John Swinney does too. Let’s work together to put power in the hands of local people.
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The SNP centralise so they can control. They starve councils of money so they can control. They block regional partnerships so they can control. Let’s stop this nonsense and unleash the potential of our Scottish regions by empowering them. We do that by working together.
BBC Politics
@BBCPoliticsOct 16
"My message to John is simple, I want to push economic power out into the regions of Scotland, do you?" Andy Burnham challenges Scotland's First Minister John Swinney to "push power" out from Westminster and Holyrood "into the hands of local people" bbc.in/4yl7lNX
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Melanie Ward MP@melanie_wardOct 16
I spoke to @bbc5live about the speech that Andy Burnham will be making in Lanarkshire today. He’ll invite John Swinney and the Scottish Government to work with us to push power out of Holyrood and Westminster, and closer to people. We can work together on a new shared mission.
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If Scotland’s regions had grown at Manchester’s pace over the past decade, our economy would be £30bn larger. We need to put power over skills and growth into the hands of local communities. Read more: dailyrecord.co.uk/news/polit…
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The SNP Scottish Government continues to short change local councils and local services. Edinburgh is hit particularly hard. @DJforEdS edinburghnews.scotsman.com/n…

Edinburgh short-changed by £147 million since 2014, claims Labour

Labour calls for more power and funding to move from Holyrood to communities

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John Healey
@JohnHealey_MPOct 15
These GDP figures are welcome news. Despite conflicts in the Middle East and Europe hitting people across the world, today’s figures offer more proof of Britain’s resilience in the face of these global shocks.
Office for National Statistics (ONS)
@ONSOct 15
GDP grew 0.7% in the three months to August 2026, following revised growth of 0.5% in the three months to July. Services grew (+0.9%) while production (-0.2%) and construction (-1.0%) both fell. Read the full article ➡️ ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdome…
GDP growth in the UK In the three months to August 2026 GDP up 0.7% Services up 0.9% Production down 0.2% Construction down 1.0% Publication: GDP monthly estimate, UK: August 2026

ALT GDP growth in the UK In the three months to August 2026 GDP up 0.7% Services up 0.9% Production down 0.2% Construction down 1.0% Publication: GDP monthly estimate, UK: August 2026

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Let’s give local people the tools to shape their own future.
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Torsten Bell@TorstenBellOct 13
Second, something way too often missed by commentators: the UK is doing more than anyone else in G7 to strengthen our public finances. We are delivering the fastest fiscal consolidation in the G7 and forecast to have the smallest deficit in 2031
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Torsten Bell@TorstenBellOct 13
New IMF forecasts tell you 2 things about UK economy. Firstly, the British economy has proved resilient in face of the Iran conflict: IMF have UK growth as joint second fastest in G7 this year (forget forecasts, in hard data we’ve seen the fastest growth in G7 so far this year)
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Andy Burnham
@andyburnhamOct 9
Yesterday, Holborn and St Pancras voted for hope. Congratulations @Sagal_AW and the whole team on a fantastic campaign. Looking forward to working together!
The Labour Party
@UKLabourOct 9
Congratulations to Sagal Abdi-Wali, Labour MP for Holborn and St Pancras!
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Congratulations to our newest Labour MP. A lovely lovely person who will light up Parliament. 👏👏👏
Sagal Abdi-Wali MP@Sagal_AWOct 9
Thank you ❤️
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Sam Taylor@staylorishOct 8
Devastating analysis of John Swinney’s pension lies from David Phillips of the IFS. By rights, Swinney should be finished. But this is Scotland, so he’ll be absolutely fine.
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Resolving our manifesto commitment to touring artists in the EU would be hugely beneficial to the UK and our EU partners. nme.com/news/music/brexit-mu…

UK government shout out "shared European interest" of solving Brexit touring crisis in push for...

The UK government have highlighted the "shared European interest" in solving the ongoing Brexit touring crisis for artists in Brussels

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Conor Matchett@conor_matchettOct 7
EXCLUSIVE: John Swinney’s ‘misleading’ pension claims DEBUNKED as expert tears apart bogus SNP case Institute for Fiscal Studies' David Phillips says the FM is misleading Scots and 'wrong' on pensions It's a damning indictment of this sorry saga. thescottishsun.co.uk/news/16…

John Swinney’s ‘misleading’ pension claims DEBUNKED as expert tears apart bogus SNP case

JOHN Swinney was last night slammed for misleading Scots over the future of their pensions after his claims they would be raided by Andy Burnham was rubbished by the UK’s leading economic think-tan…

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Scottish social care is on its knees. What the SNP are effectively saying is that the extra money they’ll receive as a result of this will not be spent on social care. A system that pensioners rely on. They’ve no interest in solutions just manufactured grievance and lies..
The SNP
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Andy Burnham's latest plan? Bring in Free Personal Care in England, and make all UK pensioners pay for it - even though Scots already have Free Personal Care. snp.org/the-great-scottish-p…

The Great Scottish Pensions Robbery — Scottish National Party

The Westminster Prime Minister’s latest grand scheme is to bring in Free Personal Care south of the border, funded entirely by scrapping the state pension triple lock – which covers the whole UK.

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The Scottish government & First Minister authoring a post truth politics to create division. The only conclusion possible is that the FMs new political strategy is to promote himself as a liar, a deceiver and someone unwilling to work with others for the good of the country
Chris Musson@ChrisMussonOct 2
Replying to @ChrisMusson
Here's the Scottish Government response to Labour writing to them and saying John Swinney's claims - including his claim that people will lose their pensions - are inaccurate. The response avoids specifics but doubles down. Post-truth politics, paid for by taxpayers.
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