Local Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has called for the Home Office to urgently address the backlog which is causing lengthy delays to DVLA and passport applications. 

Pushing for more and better support for families and pensioners in the Cost of Living Crisis has been a main focus of my work in parliament over the past few months and in the constituency I have organised  a special surgery for those affected.

The response from constituents to the crisis in Ukraine continues to be extraordinary.

On Thursday, there will be two propositions before Edinburgh Council to form an administration; a SNP/Green coalition and a Labour minority. The Lib Dem opposition group has agreed to back the option offering the best chance for change. We’ll be voting for the Labour minority.

Liberal Democrat councillors have today ruled out any arrangement with the SNP in the running of Edinburgh Council.

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have won 12 Councillors across the City of Edinburgh today, with all 6 defending seats held and 6 new council seats gained.

Education, the environment, and a pledge to improve basic council services all sit at the heart of the Liberal Democrat manifesto for the upcoming Edinburgh Council elections.

With a still difficult financial backdrop facing the city, Liberal Democrat councillors are presenting a fully costed budget plan that seeks to deliver on what our constituents tell us matter most.

Our twin city, Kyiv, needs our support. The Liberal Democrats are calling for the UK to lead a coordinated humanitarian response to Putin's war in Ukraine, with safe passage and support for Ukrainian refugees fleeing violence and persecution at the hands of Russian forces.

SNP and Labour councillors have again backed a city centre-only Low Emission Zone (LEZ) that could push more polluting traffic to other parts of the City, while Lib Dems call for an Edinburgh-wide LEZ covering goods vehicles, buses and coaches.