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"Nobody should die in poverty": MP pledges support for Marie Curie campaign
Glasgow South MP, Stewart McDonald, attended Marie Curie’s drop-in event in Westminster to support the charity’s Dying in Poverty campaign.
Statement on HM Queen Elizabeth II
It is a matter of great sadness and regret to many in Glasgow South, and across the British Isles that we note the passing of Her Majesty, The Queen.
Her life will be remembered as one of dedication, and of upholding the highest ideals of public service.
Her Majesty, The Queen had a deep and enduring love for Scotland, and our own dear green place, Glasgow.
In our own small part of the city, I know that she greatly enjoyed her visit to officially open the Burrell collection.
My thoughts are with her family at this time of great sorrow, grief and loss.
Statement on UKVI
My office continues to deal with a large volume of immigration and asylum applications. It has become clear that, since the UK left the EU, there is a severe backlog in the Home Office looking at and processing cases.
Under the current UK Government’s stewardship, the Home Office’s response to the immigration and asylum system has declined to such a level that the stated UKVI response time of 20 working days for MP enquiries regarding constituent cases is rarely, if ever met.
My staff and I will continue to make representations to the Home Office for those who have submitted a new application or have had an update on their current case.
If you have already been in touch with my office regarding your case, unless you hear otherwise from me or the Home Office, please assume we are waiting to hear back and will get in touch with you as soon as we have an update from the Home Office.
Unfortunately, our representations cannot speed up the Home Office’s processing of applications.
The department’s response to our asylum and immigration has been one of obfuscation, misdirection, and sheer denial of reality.
I will continue to fight for the rights of those seeking safe refuge in the UK, and to speak out against the UK Government’s cynical, arbitrary, and increasingly authoritarian disregard for the lives of those most in need of support.
Public urged to vote as Southside parks nominated for Favourite Parks award
Stewart McDonald, Member of Parliament for Glasgow South, is encouraging support for Linn Park and Pollok Country Park as the UK’s Favourite Park in a nationwide public vote organised by green space charity, Fields in Trust. www.fieldsintrust.org/favourite-parks
SNP publish NATO Strategic Concept recommendations
In advance of the Madrid Summit next week, where NATO Allies will meet to finalise the Alliance’s strategy for the next decade, the SNP have published a paper outlining what they would like to see in the strategy.
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