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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...
Politicians from various parties have queued up to welcome the Scottish government's decision to scrap its unpopular "named person" scheme. The proposal from the SNP administration, which has been ongoing for six years, was finally dropped on Friday after heavy criticism. The plan was to appoi... Read more...
Tory MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has paid tribute to Ruth Davidson, following her decision to stand down as Scottish Conservative leader. Ms Davidson, who led the party for eight years but recently became a mother for the first time, stood down citing family pressures. She has also openly critic... Read more...
Scottish Conservative MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has accused a Brexit Party candidate in the forthcoming European Parliament elections of "a betrayal of unionist voters". Louis Stedman-Bryce, the leading candidate for Nigel Farage's new party north of the border, apparently said he didn't feel it ... Read more...
An MSP has refused to enter the Lerwick Up-Helly-A' sexism debate, but insisted traditions should change. Highlands and Islands Tory member Jamie Halcro Johnston was speaking while visiting the isles with the Scottish Conservatives' interim leader Jackson Carlaw. It comes after SNP colleag... Read more...
Signs have emerged of a softening in the Scottish government's approach to fair ferry funding, with one Tory MSP insisting a senior SNP colleague has given backing for a better deal on lifeline links. Isles councillors have been left frustrated by the Scottish government's funding offer following... Read more...
Bigger cuts will have to be made in Shetland next year than in any other council in Scotland, an MSP claims. (more…) Read more...
The Scottish government has failed to meet the deadline it set itself to introduce a version of Road Equivalent Tariff on NorthLink's ferry fares. New transport minister Michael Matheson has pointed to "complex and challenging" negotiations with Pentland Firth operators which have failed to bear ... Read more...
List MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has called on the Scottish government to do more to tackle specific mental health issues that can affect islanders. (more…) Read more...
The Islands Bill has been hailed as a “real achievement” towards making sure island communities thrive. The Bill, which passed its stage one debate at Holyrood yesterday, requires the Scottish government and other public bodies to consider the impact which their laws and decisions would have ... Read more...