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Commenting, Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley said: “Liz Truss will be a disaster of a Prime Minister after she committed to the race to the right and to imposing damaging policies on Scotland against our will. “The Tories have wasted far too much time in making this decision and have left a zombie government doing nothing in the interim … Read more

Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley has signed up to the Trussell Trust’s Step Up September Challenge to raise money for the charity as the cost-of-living crisis deepens. Step Up September challenges participants to walk for 30 minutes every day in September and put their foot down on hunger. Already, fundraisers across the UK have … Read more

Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley has urged residents in her constituency to be on their guard against cost-of-living scams as Scotland’s ScamWatch Fortnight gets underway. This year’s ‘Read Between the Li(n)es’ campaign highlights the importance of remaining vigilant – with fraudsters using emails, texts and social media to prey on people of all ages. Advice … Read more

Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley is backing a drive to encourage people in Scotland to register to vote ahead of the 2023 referendum. The Referendum Bill, published last month, outlines that the franchise will include qualifying foreign nationals and sets the referendum date for 19th October 2023.  Commenting, Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela … Read more

Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley is backing the Tesco Food Collection to support foodbanks in her constituency. The collection is being held to gather long-life food to help Tesco’s food charity partners – the Trussell Trust and Fareshare – in their work of feeding people within communities across the UK. Tesco have committed to top up customer … Read more

Households in South Lanarkshire are paying on average £1,684 per year, making it one of the most expensive places in the UK for energy bills. Out of 408 local authorities in Great Britain, South Lanarkshire came out as 77th most expensive. According to data from comparethemarket.com, households in South Lanarkshire are already paying 24.2 per cent more than the price cap that is … Read more

Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley is urging on the UK Government to ensure that no one loses out on the support of the Energy Bills Support Scheme. A gap in the scheme means that hundreds of UK residents who live in static accommodation within residential parks won’t receive the £400 grant as they are … Read more

Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley will lead a debate in the House of Commons to celebrate 50 years of Pride in the UK. Supported by 26 MPs from five parties, the debate on Thursday 30th June will give LGBTQIA+ parliamentarians the opportunity to share their experiences and celebrate the wider community across the UK. … Read more

Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley is encouraging travellers to check their passports before booking a holiday. Currently, HM Passport Office is taking at least 10 weeks to process passport renewal applications which has left some holiday goers unable to travel despite being prepared and applying in advance. Some countries won’t allow entry if a passport has … Read more