Christine was elected the Member of Parliament for Edinburgh West in 2017, re-elected again in 2019 and for a historic third time in 2024.
Before Parliament, Christine was a broadcast journalist with the BBC and taught journalism at the University of Strathclyde.
Since being elected, she has campaigned on air quality, pension equality for WASPI women, medicinal cannabis, refugees' right to work and the cost of living.
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has joined Edinburgh Zoo in calling for action to "minimise the distress caused" by letting off fireworks this Hogmanay following the death of an endangered red panda kit earlier this year.
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has criticised repeated delays in postal delivery across the area, calling for the new owner to put services for communities first.
The Liberal Democrats have tabled an amendment to the UK Government’s National Insurance Contributions Bill to exempt health and care providers from the proposed tax hike.
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has once again urged the UK Government to scrap Employers’ National Insurance changes, as recent polling has revealed that 40% of people in Scotland expect more local businesses to close as a result.
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has launched a survey for small business owners and is visiting local businesses on Small Business Saturday.
Two fifths of Scots expect to see an increase in the number of SMEs closing in their local areas as a result of the NIC hike by the government.
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has called on the Government to freeze energy bills following Ofgem’s announcement that the energy price cap will go up again in January.
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has said she is shocked at newly released housing inflation figures, showing that prices in Edinburgh have risen nearly three times faster than in the rest of the UK.
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine used her slot at Prime Minister’s Questions to hold Keir Starmer’s feet to the fire on recent changes to employers’ National Insurance contributions and their impact on the health and care sectors.
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has called on the Government to exempt GPs and other heath and care providers from recent changes to Employers National Insurance, but so far Ministers have refused to do so
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has welcomed news that Edinburgh now has a rival for internet sensation pygmy hippo, Moo Deng.
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has called on the UK Government to fix the constant delays at Edinburgh Airport and others across the UK.
