Many congratulations to this young artist who won second place in our local MP’s @joanireid.com Christmas Card competition! What a great opportunity for young artists to show what they can do ❤️💙💚

Hi Gareth, thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. I’d be keen to be speak to you about this further if you want to please get in touch with my office joani.reid.mp@parliament.uk

I raised concerns about reports that Babcock is having to recruit hundreds of welders from overseas because of a skills shortage here in Scotland.

This is the direct result of decades of underinvestment in further education and skills. I’ve asked the UK Government what action they’ll take.

SNP council blasted Nationalist Government over Glasgow housing emergency EXCLUSIVE: Glasgow's council has blamed the Home Office for the city homelessness crisis, but letters released under FOI show the local SNP administration was angry with the Scottish Government over h...

Publicly, Glasgow's SNP council blames the Home Office for their housing crisis. Privately, it's the Scottish Government they're furious with.

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I have met with parents from across East Kilbride and Strathaven who are deeply concerned about the violence in our schools and on social media.

More must be done by the Scottish government to stop the glamourisation of knife crime. Support our young people and safeguard our communities!

Scottish independence a ‘win for Putin’, defence minister claims The SNP has a long-standing opposition to nuclear weapons in an independent Scotland.

Scotland becoming independent would be a “win” for Vladimir Putin, a UK defence minister has said.

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'We've been left in limbo after our Kory was stabbed to death' Kory McCrimmon's aunt says the 16-year-old boy's death has 'broken' his family as she demands action to end knife crime.

Knife crime is devastating families across Scotland. In East Kilbride and Strathaven, parents fear rising violence fueled by social media and easy access to weapons. The Scottish Government must act now, support young people, hold tech platforms accountable, and keep communities safe.

Victims of organised sexual exploitation in Scotland are still being ignored by the SNP establishment.

Scotland’s classrooms most violent in UK, figures suggest A freedom of information request found Scotland has the highest rate of violent injuries to school staff in Britain.

A freedom of information request found Scotland has the highest rate of violent injuries to school staff in Britain.

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Supreme Court: 'Labour women were shut down. But we won't concede rights won in a century of feminist struggle' - LabourList Joani Reid MP writes on women's campaigning leading up to the Supreme Court verdict...

Superb article in @labourlist.bsky.social from Scottish MP @joanireid.com:

Supreme Court: ‘Labour women were shut down. But we won’t concede rights won in a century of feminist struggle’ labourlist.org/2025/04/tran...

The SNP Government wasted an enormous amount of money on their gender crusade Writing in the Daily Record, Labour MP Joani Reid says SNP ministers should be 'held accountable' after the Supreme Court's ruling on the definition of a woman.

The SNP Government wasted an enormous amount of money on their gender crusade, says @joanireid.com

Too often Nicola Sturgeon used her power to silence and put down women Writing for the Daily Record, Labour MP for East Kilbride and Strathaven Joani Reid hits out at Nicola Sturgeon's "promotion of a crank gender ideology."

Writing in the Daily Record, Scottish Labour MP Joani Reid says Nicola Sturgeon's "legacy will be one of grand rhetoric, little delivery and the promotion of a crank gender ideology."

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Why Jeremy Corbyn and Nigel Farage are 'useful idiots' for Vladimir Putin The SNP are opposed to nuclear weapons but the UK would be foolish to surrender them at a time when Russia is waging a war of conquest in Ukraine

Still no word from Jeremy Corbyn on Trump's overtures to Putin. Hundreds of abusive replies to my letter from his supporters, yet not a single attempt to articulate his position. Most seem to think he's retired

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Jeremy Corbyn must decide.

Does he back the UK standing with Ukraine against Russian aggression, or does he align with Trump's isolationist appeasement of Putin? There is no sitting on the fence.

Joani Reid MP: 'Here's why Scottish Labour shouldn't despair at the polls' - LabourList Labour has been in power for just short of eight months. It has been a tough time –…

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌹 "The opinion polls aren’t great, but they feel more like a reaction to Labour’s first eight months in government."

✍️ @joanireid.com on why Scottish Labour shouldn’t despair at the polls:
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‘Why would any MP think moving Reeves on means swift economic happiness?’ – LabourList Six months into being an MP, I have experienced a range of emotions: satisfaction from helping a constituent, pride in voting into law ground-breaking legislation,…

'What puzzles me is that some (or one,) of my colleagues think there's a pain-free way to fix things quickly and that, somehow or other, we can return to the true path to swift economic happiness if we just moved the Chancellor on.'

Labour MP @joanireid.com writes:
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Saddened to hear of the passing of John Prescott, a true character and a real champion of the working class. He deeply understood people's aspirations and concerns and fought tirelessly for them. My thoughts are with his family and loved ones today.