The Latest Breaking News from Christine Jardine

Lord Pannick advice on ‘unlawful’ probe cost £130,000

Downing Street commissioned the legal advice from the crossbench peer and published it on Friday in a highly unusual move.

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2022

Court would find probe into whether Johnson lied ‘unlawful’, says Lord Pannick

The top barrister argued the Commons inquiry’s approach is ‘unfair’ in a Government-commissioned legal opinion.

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2022

Almost one in four plan to go without heating this winter

Almost one in four UK adults plan to never turn their heating on this winter due to the soaring price of energy, new research have revealed.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 29, 2022

Lanarkshire MSP takes on MoonWalk to raise funds for breast cancer charity

Christina McKelvie MSP took part in the iconic event after recently being treated for breast cancer.

Daily Record · Jun 15, 2022

Loophole could let North Sea oil and gas giants slash UK windfall tax bill

Critics warn chancellor Rishi Sunak will raise only a fraction of planned £5bn if firms offset new investment against profits

The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2022

The Russian bank, the Bruce Willis ad and the $900m sanctions battle

Ministers warned that millions owed after alleged fraud by ex bosses of National Bank Trust could help fund Putin’s war effort

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2022

Boris Johnson issued with THIRD warning from stats watchdog over making false claims

Prime Minister Boris Johnson wrongly stated that there were "500,000 more people in paid employment now than there were before the pandemic began"

Daily Mirror · May 11, 2022

Vital Edinburgh centre in danger of closing unless £80,000 found by July

Christine Jardine, Liberal Democrat MP for Edinburgh West, has said that the centre must find £80,000 in order to meet overhead costs by July or they will be forced to close.

Edinburgh Live · Apr 22, 2022

'At last it's happening' Scots mum forking out thousands for medical cannabis relieved as UK trials launched

Karen Gray, from Edinburgh, has been campaigning for the NHSto fund medical cannabis for three years after it helped epileptic son Murray, 9.

Daily Record · Mar 2, 2022

Edinburgh mum's joy after three-year campaign for cannabis for son brings 'great news'

Exclusive: Karen Gray, from East Craigs, has been campaigning for THC based cannabis medicine to be made available through the NHS as her son relies on the treatment to keep him alive.

Edinburgh Live · Mar 1, 2022