Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has highlighted the importance of retaining local post office services in Parliament.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has called on the government to convene a meeting of MPs, officials and energy stakeholders to discuss the upcoming shutdown of radio teleswitch services for energy customers.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today warned of “missed opportunities” in the debate over inheritance tax on farms, during a debate in the House of Commons.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has voted to block the government’s planned National Insurance Contributions increase for employers, after concerns about the impact on small businesses, GPs, dentists and care providers.
Responding to the House of Commons voting for a Liberal Democrat Bill, led by Sarah Olney MP, which would enact electoral reform via proportional representation by a margin of 138 to 136, Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael said:
New research has revealed the devastating local impact of Labour’s proposed welfare cuts - with more than 15,000 Southwark households set to lose support, totalling £33 million stripped from residents receiving disability related welfare payments