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Released today, the Home Office’s own statistics show that the asylum backlog has reached a record high, with 175,457 people waiting for an initial decision on their claim as of the end of June.
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Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP has today warned that lollipop staff are becoming an endangered species, after new figures revealed that their numbers have fallen…
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Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today accused Humza Yousaf of leaving a legacy of staff shortages, after research by his party revealed that…
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Responding to the news that the two CalMac ferries being built at Ferguson shipyard face further delays after safety regulators demanded design changes which will mean planned sea trials of the Glen…
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Scottish Liberal Democrats have today unveiled Neil Alexander as the party’s new spokesperson for sport and culture, and revealed new figures showing that local authorities are receiving less money…
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Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today claimed that the SNP have "done next to nothing" to revitalise NHS dentistry, as new figures show that both…
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Responding to new figures showing only 65.6% of A&E attendees were seen within the 4-hour target, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said:
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Responding to new figures showing that there were 1,051 drug deaths in Scotland in 2022, roughly twice what they were in 2013 when they stood at 527, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex…
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Responding to comments made by the deputy chairwoman of the BMA's Scottish GP Committee, Patricia Moultrie, that there is "a great deal more to be done before women and girls in this country really…
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Speaking ahead of the publication of annual drug deaths figures, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has called on Humza Yousaf to end the “national shame” of drug deaths in…
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