Edinburgh West MP: Exempt GPs and care homes from tax hike before they shut up shop
GPs and care providers in Edinburgh West will be “pushed to the brink” without an exemption from the Budget’s National Insurance tax hike
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.
GPs and care providers in Edinburgh West will be “pushed to the brink” without an exemption from the Budget’s National Insurance tax hike
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has called on the UK Government to include funding for crumbling NHS hospitals across the UK and for the SNP Government to spend some of the consequential funding on the Edinburgh Eye Pavilion.
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has introduced legislation calling for improved mechanisms of support for children who suffer a bereavement.
Christine Jardine MP speaking ahead of the UK Budget on Wednesday, Liberal Democrat Scottish affairs spokesperson Christine Jardine MP.
Christine Jardine MP welcomes news that Newbridge branch will remain open longer.
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Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine is calling on the UK Government to support sustainable aviation fuel production in Scotland.
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine will raise recent issues in Drumbrae when she calls on both the UK and Scottish Governments to relieve tensions between communities and travellers by improving designated sites in a parliamentary debate.
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Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has called for action to prevent repeated breaches of environmental regulations at a quarry in Ratho.
Christine has been elected for a third time as the MP for Edinburgh West.
Christine has criticised the UK Government's plans for VAT on school fees, citing the projected pressure on the state sector.