Public Sector Pensions
Christine secured a debate in Westminster to highlight the discrimination that occurred in the public service pensions reforms from 2014.
4 Jul 2025
Christine Jardine
Member of Parliament for Edinburgh West
About Christine
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.
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Christine calls on Government to abandon plans to cut welfare
Christine has called on the Government to abandon plans to slash support for benefit claimants and ensure people don’t get plunged into poverty.
4 Jul 2025
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Jardine calls on Governments to tackle shortage of vital cancer treatment
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has called on the Government to produce a clear national action plan to tackle the PERT shortages which is severely affecting more than 61,000 people across the country.
9 Jun 2025
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Jardine calls for scrapping of the Two Child Cap
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has called for the Two Child Cap to be scrapped in a letter to the Child Poverty Taskforce.
9 Jun 2025
Protecting Scottish Universities
As a former lecturer I’m increasingly worried about the financial instability universities across Scotland are currently experiencing.
16 May 2025
Ending the postcode lottery for NHS treatment
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has urged for the end of postcode lottery brain tumour treatment which sees patients missing out on taking medication which could prolong their lives based entirely on where they live.
16 May 2025
Jardine ‘worried’ by Bank closure in Edinburgh West
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine is concerned about the impact on jobs and the local economy of the planned Bank of Scotland branch closure in Corstorphine.
15 Apr 2025
Jardine calls for more support for disabled people in cost-of-living crisis
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has called on Parliament to raise awareness of the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on disabled people.
15 Apr 2025
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Jardine urges UK Government to protect overseas aid
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has called on the UK Government to avoid cutting the UK’s overseas aid budget further as part of the boost to defence spending.
27 Feb 2025
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Jardine challenges Government on Chinese influence in UK energy infrastructure
Christine Jardine, Edinburgh West MP and Liberal Democrat Scottish Affairs spokesperson challenged the Government to review the potential security risks arising from Chinese State influence in British energy infrastructure projects.
13 Feb 2025
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Jardine Congratulates South Queensferry, Most Beautiful Town in Scotland
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has congratulated South Queensferry on being named the most beautiful town in Scotland in a study conducted by the Telegraph. The newspaper spoke with travel experts from across the UK to rank 1250 towns.
21 Jan 2025
‘Time to grieve’: Jardine backs miscarriage bereavement leave
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has joined calls for new employment laws to include bereavement leave for those who miscarry during pregnancy, following the publication of a new report from the Women and Equalities Committee.
15 Jan 2025
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