Graeme Downie MP

It was a great honour to give my Maiden Speech in the House of Commons yesterday afternoon. As Iain Banks wrote: “the future remains malleable, and retains the possibility of change. " youtu.be/fwpCOCwH3B8

Trust in politics matters. You’ll correct the record, won’t you @StephenFlynnSNP? (Watch to the end 🤡)

OFFICIAL: The SNP are managing water pollution in Scotland even worse than the Tories did in England👇🏼

We’re thrilled that the Movers and Shakers podcast has been shortlisted in the Impact category at the @britpodawards! 🎤✨  Thank you so much for all your support – and don’t forget, voting is still open for the Listeners' Choice Award. Get your vote in! britishpodcastawards.com/voting

Ahmadi Muslims from Scotland join thousands at the UK’s largest Islamic convention, praying for global peace amid growing conflicts. Read more at tinyurl.com/Glasgow-world tinyurl.com/Anguscounty @JalsaUK @JalsaConnect

Welcome back to Fife @HMSQNLZ!

The UK-India Free Trade Agreement means economic growth, jobs, and more exporting for Scottish businesses. Scottish Secretary @IanMurrayMP explains the benefits Scotland can expect 👇

The suffering and starvation unfolding in Gaza is unspeakable and indefensible.

Progressive pricing changes can get energy bills down today. My words in @NewStatesman newstatesman.com/spotlight/sust…

Government and industry working in partnership is vital to drive innovation in defence technology and accelerate the delivery of capability for our armed forces. @AmandaMartinMP @GraemeDownieMP @meaglemp @Ms_Alex_Baker @MScroghamMP

It was a pleasure to take part in this well timed debate led by @GraemeDownieMP and also to hear excellent speeches from colleagues @gregorpoynton @MartinRhodes21 and Minister @kirstyjmcneill as well as the cross party Scottish members. Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 leading the way in…

NEW: Commons procedure does not require changes to recognise 'technical groups'. Our latest report also recommends trialling changes to Parliament's website to increase clarity about situations in which MPs are described as 'independent'. Read here 👉committees.parliament.uk/publications/4…

We did it. 100,000+ signatures. A Parliamentary debate on Parkinson’s is now being considered. Thank you to every listener, signer & supporter. The #ParkyCharter can no longer be ignored. 🎧 How it started & what’s next: moversandshakerspodcast.com

Congratulations to Rachel Reeves and Darren Jones for announcing the £500 million social impact fund which will help transform children and youth services in the coming years and into which social investors may add an additional £500 million.

The UK will stand with the Ukrainian people – today, tomorrow, the day after. For as long as it takes for Ukraine to prevail.

A pleasure to host @TimcoMucunski @MKembassyUK @KStavreska in Parliament today as Co-Chair of the APPG on North Macedonia. Good to hear from the Foreign Minister about progress made on shared UK interests such as defence, NATO, regional security and trade.

The Scottish defence industry is vital to our national security and creating opportunities for our young people to learn skills, fulfill their aspirations. The UK @UKLabour Government is making the right investments to make that happen while the SNP flounder and flop.

This is fantastic news and will help keep Parkinson's on the political agenda.

Great to meet you Ben and if there is anything I can help you with in Clackmannanshire then just let me know!

There is a @ParkinsonsUK parliamentary reception tomorrow in the Houses of Parliament. It would be great to see the @moversand6 petition reach the required 100,000 before it starts at 2pm. Sign and share petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7137…

🚨 Quick!!! 📣 Just 2,000 signatures are needed to reach 100K and ensure the @moversand6 #ParkyCharter is debated in the UK Parliament. 👉 The brilliant @ruskin147 explains why this petition is so important (and where you can sign!) here: buff.ly/1QknN3M 🗣️ Inspired…