Edinburgh Labour

Today I reintroduced the Hillsborough Law to Parliament. The Prime Minister promised enacting this legislation would be one of his first acts in office. A year on, he still hasn’t done it. I’m showing him that it’s here and ready to go. It just needs political will.

We're committed to sharing power and ownership - and when it comes to green energy, we mean that literally. Here's 5 ways Community Energy shares power. 🧵

Duplicitous nonsense. Your government has decimated council funding over the last decade. The consequences are poorer & no services. You’ve cut more this year despite record funding and £4.9bn extra. You even take more tax off nurses and teachers. Where has all the money gone?

Ordinary people DO care about climate — as @LesleyHinds & @EdinSolarCoop prove. Edinburgh’s community solar projects are promoting clean energy & building local pride. 3/3

"Community-owned energy is a must-have" says @SarahBoyack. Scotland has huge potential for clean, green, community-led power — now gov must back it. ⚡🌱 2/3

🧵 Community energy isn’t just good for the planet — it’s good for people, places & democracy. The new Power In Our Communities report produced by @CoopParty @LCEF_UK shows how. Here’s what it means for Scotland 👇 1/3 party.coop/community/power

📢 Just launched! Robin Cook Internship. A paid summer placement for S5/S6 pupils in Livingston constituency. 🌍 Work in Craigshill & Westminster 💼 Real Living Wage 📝 Apply: CV + essay “Livingston’s Place in the World” 📧 [email protected] Please share!

Despite the rain, the @ScottishLabour team showed up in full spirit at the Leith Festival! 🌧️ Great to join @tracygilbert72 and fellow Scottish Labour colleagues in celebrating the vibrant community of Leith. Proud to stand with a team. — Foysol Choudhury MSP #LeithFestival

His Majesty the King has awarded me an MBE. Quite overwhelmed, especially as it’s for doing simply what I love - serving my community and the public. My statement👇

Brilliant to stroll through Hamilton town centre today with @DavyRussell4HLS, the new MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse. We don’t take this victory for granted. Thank you to every single person who voted for @ScottishLabour.

I am delighted that my Members Bill to reform Freedom of Information has been introduced in the Scottish Parliament. I look forward to debating why freedom of information law needs reformed and FOI extended to outsourced public services.

A massive congratulations to our newest MSP, Davy Russell! The road to a new direction for Scotland in 2026 with Anas Sarwar as First Minister begins here.

Community energy gives power back to the British people. We're working with @Ed_Miliband to put energy back the hands of in communities with the Local Power Plan and GB Energy.

We are living through an extraordinary moment – one that future generations will look back on as either the moment we transformed our energy system, or chose not to. Our new report with @LCEF_UK says it clearly: now is the time for community power, in every sense of the word.

We're taking on the politics of division with community-owned clean green energy. Our new report, Power in Our Communities shows us a path towards a net zero transition we can all have a stake in. 🌱🤝🏘️

Good to see everyone working together to ensure a rail station is opened in Winchburgh. theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/05/plans-…

“What we need is for UNICEF and its humanitarian partners to be allowed to do our jobs.” Read @unicefchief's op-ed in @nytimes on the urgent need to regain safe, sustained aid access to Gaza at scale. ⬇️ nytimes.com/2025/05/29/opi…

“What's shocking is that anyone is shocked".Good it's got more people engaged but all the more important to pay attention to women who have been talking about misogyny and male violence against women for decades,without being listened to,as below explains. newstatesman.com/politics/femin…

Great turnout for our Edinburgh-wide campaign day! Fantastic to be out in Leith, Edinburgh with an amazing team of activists, speaking to voters about the change a Scottish Labour government can bring. Scottish Labour is ready to deliver a new direction. #NewDirection…

Thanks to @SarahBoyack @Mgshanks & @LAHinds for speaking at our excellent fringe on community ownership of renewable energy at #ScotLab25