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Scottish Labour [6] (Scottish Gaelic: Pàrtaidh Làbarach na h-Alba; Scots: Scots Labour Pairty), is the part of the UK Labour Party active in Scotland. Ideologically social democratic and unionist, it holds 22 of 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament and 37 of 57 Scottish seats in the House of Commons. It is represented by 262 of the 1,227 ...
Labour is the largest party in the Senedd (Welsh Parliament), being the only party in the current Welsh government. The party won most Scottish seats in the 2024 general election. Labour is a member of the Party of European Socialists and the Progressive Alliance, and holds observer status in the Socialist International.
David Lammy. David Lindon Lammy (born 19 July 1972) is an English [neutrality is disputed] politician and lawyer who has served as Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom since July 2024. [2] A member of the Labour Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Tottenham since 2000. Lammy previously held various junior ministerial positions ...
His replacement was Lesley Brennan, as she had been next on Labour's North East Scotland regional list. ^ Ash Regan was elected as Ash Denham in 2016. ^ Ruth Maguire is the daughter of MSP John Finnie. ^ Katy Clark was the Member of Parliament for North Ayrshire and Arran 2005–15. She was made a life peer as Baroness Clark, of Kilwinning in ...
National votes for Labour at general elections since 1992 (millions) England Wales Scotland 2.5 5 7.5 10 12.5 15 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024 A graph showing the percentage of the popular vote received by major parties in general elections (1832–2005), with the rapid rise of the Labour Party after its founding during the late 19th century being clear as it became one of the ...
In October 2021 Rees-Mogg said that the main cause of labour shortages in the UK was the effects of disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic rather than Brexit. He said: "The lorry driver shortage is nothing to do with European labour movements. 89% of lorry drivers are UK born and bred in 2021, exactly the same level as in 2016."
Labour achieved a 174-seat simple majority and a total of 411 seats. [b] The party's vote share was 33.7 per cent, making this the least proportional general election in British history according to the Gallagher index. [3] Labour won 211 more seats than the previous general election in 2019, but half a million fewer
Ian Murray (Labour) Created from. Edinburgh. Edinburgh South is a constituency of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament created in 1885. The constituency has been held by Scottish Labour since 1987. The seat has been represented since 2010 by Ian Murray, who currently serves as Secretary of State for Scotland under the government of Keir ...