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Alistair Carmichael has voiced his support for an early general election, and highlighted it as the only way to end the Brexit gridlock. It comes after the House of Commons voted on Tuesday to back an election after assurances were made by the Westminster government that a no-deal Brexit could no... Read more...
The Northern Isles MP has been told to "stop playing political games" and get behind Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit deal. That was the call from Highlands and Islands Conservative list MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston after a new agreement was reached between the UK government and the EU for the ... Read more...
MSP Maree Todd says new analysis shows just how "devastating" Brexit will be for Shetland. (more…) Read more...
Shetland's MP has called on Prime Minister to resign after the Supreme Court ruled Boris Johnson's decision to suspend parliament was unlawful. Alistair Carmichael has described the court's ruling as "devastating" to the Tory Prime Minister. “It shows that he acted unlawfully and misled the... Read more...
Northern Isles MP Alistair Carmichael has reacted to a Shetland Fishermen's Association (SFA) briefing about the state of North Sea cod stocks, demanding that fishermen are put at the heart of decision-making. (more…) Read more...
Shetland's new MSP has been given the role of education spokeswoman for the Scottish Liberal Democrats. Beatrice Wishart said she was delighted to be given the job, as well as a seat on the Scottish Parliament’s education committee, just over a week after she was elected to represent the isles ... Read more...
Boris Johnson may have his hands full with Brexit, but extra correspondence will be landing in his in-tray soon – from Lerwick Community Council. Members agreed at their meeting on Monday night to write to the Prime Minister and register their concerns about the process in which the UK is withd... Read more...
A number of people took the streets of Lerwick on Saturday to protest against Prime Minister Boris Johnson's planned "prorogation" of the UK parliament. Around two dozen gathered at the Market Cross in the afternoon before heading along Commerial Street and up to Lerwick Town Hall. The... Read more...
Plans to suspend the Westminster parliament have been condemned as an "outrage" by Northern Isles MP Alistair Carmichael. (more…) Read more...
Labour candidate for the Shetland by-election Johan Adamson has welcomed UK party leader Jeremy Corbyn's plan to avoid a "no-deal" Brexit at all costs. (more…) Read more...