Scottish Labour MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar. If you are a Western Isles constituent and want to get in touch e mail torcuil.crichton.mp@parliament.uk
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Torcuil Crichton MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar retweeted
Jun 13
Malcolm was a government Minister when Grangemouth announced it would close - what did he do about it?
Not a thing.
He wouldn’t even fund a study into supporting future industries on the site.
Jun 13
High energy costs and net zero policies are killing off our industry.
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RT @EmilyThornberry: Hi Frances, I know it was 4 yrs ago, but your memory lets you down. You asked to see me on the day that I attended the…
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Torcuil Crichton MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar retweeted
Jun 9
Who’s going to tell him, eh?
Jun 8
Why does Scotland have the highest rates of local misinfo on X by a mile?
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Torcuil Crichton MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar retweeted
Today I asked the First Minister when the Island Business Resilience Fund will reopen and if access will be widened to all affected businesses.
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Torcuil Crichton MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar retweeted
May 31
Observations on the interview by Nicola Sturgeon today.
This is not about her being responsible for her husband’s crimes, this is about her responsibility as party leader and FM. She and others bullied and intimidated members of the NEC and silenced those who asked questions.1/5
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Torcuil Crichton MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar retweeted
Hi Zack. Did you miss the Warm Homes Plan? The biggest programme of home energy upgrades in British history:
gov.uk/government/publicatio…
May 27
We could have seen a nationwide programme of home insulation, going door to door, making sure every home can keep in the heat, so no-one would risk getting sick or dying because they can’t afford heating in the winter.
Why is this Government running from crisis to crisis?
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Torcuil Crichton MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar retweeted
A vital and welcome intervention by @RachelReevesMP to ensure Government procurement supports UK economic growth. @GMBScotOrg General Secretary Louise Gilmour highlights the potential for new dry docks for Faslane to be built in Methil and Belfast. theguardian.com/politics/202…
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Reads like the castlist for restaging MacBeth at Holyrood.
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Torcuil Crichton MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar retweeted
May 20
This insult to our armed forces by the @theSNP must be put right
May 20
🎥The Prime Minister has urged the SNP and Greens on Glasgow City Council to reconsider a decision to reject a call to award the Freedom of the City on the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
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Torcuil Crichton MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar retweeted
May 20
Remarkable new levels of dishonesty from Kemi Badenoch. She surely knows that jet fuel supply is about global refining capacity, not the supply of crude.
More North Sea crude would do nothing to solve the global refined products issue.
She is simply misleading people.
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Torcuil Crichton MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar retweeted
May 20
You had 14 years in power.
In that time the UK lost a third of our refining capacity and two refineries.
We inherited the closure of Grangemouth which began when you were Secretary of State.
And you never met the industry for 13 years.
On your record, I’d sit this one out.
May 20
Hi Michael.
Did you or did you not vote last night to keep crushing Carbon Taxes on British refineries?
We are down to four refineries and they are spending more on the Government’s Carbon Tax than their wage bill.
I imagine they have been banging on your door to tell you this. Are you even listening?
No, you would rather import jet fuel from Indian refineries, using Putin’s oil, with twice the emissions, than back British production.
You keep wanging on about our oil being sold abroad, the vast majority is refined here or in Europe, without it both us and our allies are more dependent not less on dictators like Putin.
This is obvious to everybody, but you.
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Torcuil Crichton MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar retweeted
A privilege to take the oath in English and Gàidhlig earlier today in the Scottish Parliament.
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A win - I pressed the Treasury to review banking hubs in light of plans to close the Bank of Scotland in Balivanich. The Uist population doesn’t currently qualify for a hub, we have to change the system to take into account island and rural communities in this consultation.
May 14
Banking services matter to communities.
That’s why in our manifesto we committed to working with industry on the rollout of 350 banking hubs across the country.
But today we’re going further…
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Torcuil Crichton MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar retweeted
May 13
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May 13
Yes, because the SNP are the victims here.
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Stunning speech, Bradford is lucky to have her and so are we.
May 13
It was the honour of my life to move the Loyal Address -the first Muslim to do so.
This moment belongs to the people of Bradford West. Their trust and faith in me made it possible.
An opportunity of a lifetime. A privilege I owe to Bradford and to Britain.
Full speech 🔽
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Sweeney’s right, Donald earned every vote.
Lots of remote commentators raging that Alliance to Liberate Scotland ‘cost’ the SNP the Eileanan An Iar seat (there is no Western Isles constituency). Maybe it was a decent guy that stood for Labour? Maybe it was ferries? Maybe it was central belt ignoring us? Na, of course not.
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Torcuil Crichton MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar retweeted
⬇️ Na h-Eileanan an Iar Result ⬇️
🌹 LAB | 4,665 (47.7% / 10.0%)
🎗️ SNP | 4,511 (36.5% / -14.9%)
➡️ RFM | 1,625 (13.1% / 13.1%)
🔶 LDM | 812 (6.6% / 4.2%)
🌳 CON | 594 (4.8% / -9.8%)
🏴 IND | 159 (1.3% / 1.3%)
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Torcuil Crichton MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar retweeted
Last week, my team gave me the most meaningful surprise: seeing my old Welsh teacher after 25 years.
When we moved to Wales, we received a Welsh welcome: Mr Thomas’ kind belief, a nation growing economically, a community whose confident identity wrapped around us so warmly.
Ahead of the most divisive Senedd elections in our history, the Wales that made me feels less certain.
My hope: that we can return that same kindness to the centre of our national story.
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Torcuil Crichton MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar retweeted
I’m standing to represent my home, the islands that I love. Vote @scottishlabour on Thursday to give us the voice we need in Edinburgh.
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