Graeme Downie MP
@graemedowniemp.bsky.social
@ScottishLabour MP for Dunfermline & Dollar.
'A pointy-fingered fellow' - Quentin Letts.
Graeme.downie.mp@parliament.uk.
'A pointy-fingered fellow' - Quentin Letts.
Graeme.downie.mp@parliament.uk.
The SNP's mismanagement continues with an underspend of £1bn.
That money could be spent on services or skills in Dunfermline and Dollar or across the country.
Next year, Scotland can choose a new direction with @anassarwar.bsky.social and a @scottishlabour.bsky.social government at Holyrood.
That money could be spent on services or skills in Dunfermline and Dollar or across the country.
Next year, Scotland can choose a new direction with @anassarwar.bsky.social and a @scottishlabour.bsky.social government at Holyrood.
October 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The SNP's mismanagement continues with an underspend of £1bn.
That money could be spent on services or skills in Dunfermline and Dollar or across the country.
Next year, Scotland can choose a new direction with @anassarwar.bsky.social and a @scottishlabour.bsky.social government at Holyrood.
That money could be spent on services or skills in Dunfermline and Dollar or across the country.
Next year, Scotland can choose a new direction with @anassarwar.bsky.social and a @scottishlabour.bsky.social government at Holyrood.
The SNP talk about wanting closer relations with the EU but block a project that would do just that.
Why do Fife SNPs and the SNP Scottish Government not support a project that would bring 80,000 visitors to Scotland and generate £11.5m for the local economy?
Why do Fife SNPs and the SNP Scottish Government not support a project that would bring 80,000 visitors to Scotland and generate £11.5m for the local economy?
October 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The SNP talk about wanting closer relations with the EU but block a project that would do just that.
Why do Fife SNPs and the SNP Scottish Government not support a project that would bring 80,000 visitors to Scotland and generate £11.5m for the local economy?
Why do Fife SNPs and the SNP Scottish Government not support a project that would bring 80,000 visitors to Scotland and generate £11.5m for the local economy?
The SNP are dragging their feet on a ferry from Rosyth to Dunkirk that would bring visitors and trade to Fife.
They talk about closer links with Europe but choose not to act.
I will keep doing everything I can to make this ferry happen.
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...
They talk about closer links with Europe but choose not to act.
I will keep doing everything I can to make this ferry happen.
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...
SNP government told to 'pull finger out' over Rosyth-Europe ferry
The campaign to establish a direct passenger and freight line from Fife to France has been tied up in months of "red-tape wrangling".
www.thecourier.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The SNP are dragging their feet on a ferry from Rosyth to Dunkirk that would bring visitors and trade to Fife.
They talk about closer links with Europe but choose not to act.
I will keep doing everything I can to make this ferry happen.
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...
They talk about closer links with Europe but choose not to act.
I will keep doing everything I can to make this ferry happen.
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...
Another great Scots Night at #Lab25.
Scotland can set a #NewDirection with a UK Labour government working with a Scottish Labour administration at Holyrood to deliver better health, education and other services.
Scotland can set a #NewDirection with a UK Labour government working with a Scottish Labour administration at Holyrood to deliver better health, education and other services.
September 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Another great Scots Night at #Lab25.
Scotland can set a #NewDirection with a UK Labour government working with a Scottish Labour administration at Holyrood to deliver better health, education and other services.
Scotland can set a #NewDirection with a UK Labour government working with a Scottish Labour administration at Holyrood to deliver better health, education and other services.
Great to hear @lucympowell.bsky.social at Scottish Fabians #Lab25 event.
We must all campaign from now until election day in May to make Anas Sarwar the next First Minister of Scotland to give our country the #NewDirection it needs and deserves.
We must all campaign from now until election day in May to make Anas Sarwar the next First Minister of Scotland to give our country the #NewDirection it needs and deserves.
September 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Great to hear @lucympowell.bsky.social at Scottish Fabians #Lab25 event.
We must all campaign from now until election day in May to make Anas Sarwar the next First Minister of Scotland to give our country the #NewDirection it needs and deserves.
We must all campaign from now until election day in May to make Anas Sarwar the next First Minister of Scotland to give our country the #NewDirection it needs and deserves.
Great to hear @lucympowell.bsky.social at Scottish Fabians #Lab25 event.
We must all campaign from now until election day in May to make Anas Sarwar the next First Minister of Scotland to give our country the #NewDirection it needs and deserves.
We must all campaign from now until election day in May to make Anas Sarwar the next First Minister of Scotland to give our country the #NewDirection it needs and deserves.
September 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Great to hear @lucympowell.bsky.social at Scottish Fabians #Lab25 event.
We must all campaign from now until election day in May to make Anas Sarwar the next First Minister of Scotland to give our country the #NewDirection it needs and deserves.
We must all campaign from now until election day in May to make Anas Sarwar the next First Minister of Scotland to give our country the #NewDirection it needs and deserves.
A fantastic speech by Anas Sarwar at #Lab25. We should not be shy about this UK Labour government's achievements.
The choice Scotland has in 7 months is clear. More failure and decline with the SNP or a new direction with Scottish Labour.
The choice Scotland has in 7 months is clear. More failure and decline with the SNP or a new direction with Scottish Labour.
September 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A fantastic speech by Anas Sarwar at #Lab25. We should not be shy about this UK Labour government's achievements.
The choice Scotland has in 7 months is clear. More failure and decline with the SNP or a new direction with Scottish Labour.
The choice Scotland has in 7 months is clear. More failure and decline with the SNP or a new direction with Scottish Labour.
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Last nights interim published figures of CLP nominations for Deputy Leader are very encouraging for Lucy Powell. With 221 to 140, that’s 61%.
Final nominations will be known tomorrow but this shows clear support from members from the length and breadth of the country.
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Final nominations will be known tomorrow but this shows clear support from members from the length and breadth of the country.
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September 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Last nights interim published figures of CLP nominations for Deputy Leader are very encouraging for Lucy Powell. With 221 to 140, that’s 61%.
Final nominations will be known tomorrow but this shows clear support from members from the length and breadth of the country.
(1/3)
Final nominations will be known tomorrow but this shows clear support from members from the length and breadth of the country.
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🚨BIG NEWS FOR FIFE 🚨
After months of campaigning, working alongside fellow Fife Labour MPs, Richard Baker and Melanie Ward, and @RichardBakerMP, we have secured £40 million for Fife communities through Labour’s Pride in Place Programme.
That’s the difference a Labour Government makes 🌹
After months of campaigning, working alongside fellow Fife Labour MPs, Richard Baker and Melanie Ward, and @RichardBakerMP, we have secured £40 million for Fife communities through Labour’s Pride in Place Programme.
That’s the difference a Labour Government makes 🌹
September 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
🚨BIG NEWS FOR FIFE 🚨
After months of campaigning, working alongside fellow Fife Labour MPs, Richard Baker and Melanie Ward, and @RichardBakerMP, we have secured £40 million for Fife communities through Labour’s Pride in Place Programme.
That’s the difference a Labour Government makes 🌹
After months of campaigning, working alongside fellow Fife Labour MPs, Richard Baker and Melanie Ward, and @RichardBakerMP, we have secured £40 million for Fife communities through Labour’s Pride in Place Programme.
That’s the difference a Labour Government makes 🌹
Great to have @lucympowell.bsky.social in Scotland visiting Dunfermline, Stirling and Glasgow.
There is a huge amount of knowledge, experience and talent across Scotland.
Lucy will be an independent voice to support this Labour government and help it succeed.
There is a huge amount of knowledge, experience and talent across Scotland.
Lucy will be an independent voice to support this Labour government and help it succeed.
September 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Great to have @lucympowell.bsky.social in Scotland visiting Dunfermline, Stirling and Glasgow.
There is a huge amount of knowledge, experience and talent across Scotland.
Lucy will be an independent voice to support this Labour government and help it succeed.
There is a huge amount of knowledge, experience and talent across Scotland.
Lucy will be an independent voice to support this Labour government and help it succeed.
An important series starting this week in @heraldscotland.bsky.social by @andrewlearmonth.bsky.social on defence and security and what it means for Scotland.
Pleased to have contributed today on the threat we face from Russia and the grey conflict we are already in with Vladimir Putin.
Pleased to have contributed today on the threat we face from Russia and the grey conflict we are already in with Vladimir Putin.
September 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
An important series starting this week in @heraldscotland.bsky.social by @andrewlearmonth.bsky.social on defence and security and what it means for Scotland.
Pleased to have contributed today on the threat we face from Russia and the grey conflict we are already in with Vladimir Putin.
Pleased to have contributed today on the threat we face from Russia and the grey conflict we are already in with Vladimir Putin.
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Disability Labour members vote to nominate @lucympowell.bsky.social for the Labour Party Deputy Leadership Election
The result of our member ballot-
Lucy Powell - 60.1%
Bridget Phillipson - 22.8%
No nomination should be made - 17.1%
The result of our member ballot-
Lucy Powell - 60.1%
Bridget Phillipson - 22.8%
No nomination should be made - 17.1%
September 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Disability Labour members vote to nominate @lucympowell.bsky.social for the Labour Party Deputy Leadership Election
The result of our member ballot-
Lucy Powell - 60.1%
Bridget Phillipson - 22.8%
No nomination should be made - 17.1%
The result of our member ballot-
Lucy Powell - 60.1%
Bridget Phillipson - 22.8%
No nomination should be made - 17.1%
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Labour is at its best when we are clear about whose side we are on, and in whose interests we serve, when our values shine through.
I want us to be clear that our objective is to lift children out of poverty and that will mean we need to lift the 2 child benefit cap www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
I want us to be clear that our objective is to lift children out of poverty and that will mean we need to lift the 2 child benefit cap www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Labour should consider hiking gambling tax to fight child poverty, Powell says
Deputy leadership hopeful Lucy Powell said Gordon Brown's proposal to hike gambling tax to fund axing the two-child benefit limit should get 'careful consideration'
www.mirror.co.uk
September 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Labour is at its best when we are clear about whose side we are on, and in whose interests we serve, when our values shine through.
I want us to be clear that our objective is to lift children out of poverty and that will mean we need to lift the 2 child benefit cap www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
I want us to be clear that our objective is to lift children out of poverty and that will mean we need to lift the 2 child benefit cap www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Speaking to Nick Robinson for Political Thinking on why I’m standing to be a full time Deputy Leader - being clear about whose side we are on, being a bridge between the movement & leadership, lifting the two child limit, the atrocities in Gaza and telling a unifying story 👇
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson - Lucy Powell: People have lost sense of Labour's values - BBC Sounds
Lucy Powell on being sacked by Starmer, and why she now wants to be his deputy.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Speaking to Nick Robinson for Political Thinking on why I’m standing to be a full time Deputy Leader - being clear about whose side we are on, being a bridge between the movement & leadership, lifting the two child limit, the atrocities in Gaza and telling a unifying story 👇
Defence is one of Scotland's most successful industries but the SNP chose to snub the sector's largest trade show.
Wales and Northern Ireland governments were there while the SNP failed Scottish workers. All because of their childish policies.
www.thetimes.com/article/0dc5...
Wales and Northern Ireland governments were there while the SNP failed Scottish workers. All because of their childish policies.
www.thetimes.com/article/0dc5...
SNP ‘childish’ for failing to showcase Scotland at big arms fair
The UK government, as well as devolved governments in Wales and Northern Ireland, all had public-facing exhibits at the DSEI event in London last week
www.thetimes.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Defence is one of Scotland's most successful industries but the SNP chose to snub the sector's largest trade show.
Wales and Northern Ireland governments were there while the SNP failed Scottish workers. All because of their childish policies.
www.thetimes.com/article/0dc5...
Wales and Northern Ireland governments were there while the SNP failed Scottish workers. All because of their childish policies.
www.thetimes.com/article/0dc5...
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"It's not my intention to fill the airwaves with a running commentary on the government…But equally I don't think we should shy away from having this conversation right now because clearly there are things that aren't working."
👇me @manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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👇me @manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/this-contest-between-two-strong-32470692?utm_source=app
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September 14, 2025 at 11:34 AM
"It's not my intention to fill the airwaves with a running commentary on the government…But equally I don't think we should shy away from having this conversation right now because clearly there are things that aren't working."
👇me @manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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👇me @manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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The Armed Forces Commissioner will be vital to improving conditions the forces and their families.
I ensured the Commissioner will be able to publish reports relevant to devolved topics and work with Holyrood to deliver changes.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
I ensured the Commissioner will be able to publish reports relevant to devolved topics and work with Holyrood to deliver changes.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Our new Armed Forces Commissioner will be more than a symbolic figure
The search is underway for an independent champion of service personnel and their families.
www.politicshome.com
June 13, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The Armed Forces Commissioner will be vital to improving conditions the forces and their families.
I ensured the Commissioner will be able to publish reports relevant to devolved topics and work with Holyrood to deliver changes.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
I ensured the Commissioner will be able to publish reports relevant to devolved topics and work with Holyrood to deliver changes.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Fascinating insights from NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte at @chathamhouse.org today.
The threat the UK and NATO faces from Russia and others is real. We must respond accordingly to protect and deter.
It was particularly interesting to hear of a growing NATO role in the High North and Arctic.
The threat the UK and NATO faces from Russia and others is real. We must respond accordingly to protect and deter.
It was particularly interesting to hear of a growing NATO role in the High North and Arctic.
June 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Fascinating insights from NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte at @chathamhouse.org today.
The threat the UK and NATO faces from Russia and others is real. We must respond accordingly to protect and deter.
It was particularly interesting to hear of a growing NATO role in the High North and Arctic.
The threat the UK and NATO faces from Russia and others is real. We must respond accordingly to protect and deter.
It was particularly interesting to hear of a growing NATO role in the High North and Arctic.
At PMQs I asked how the government can better support young people to give them the opportunities they deserve.
@carnegieuk.bsky.social found that people under 49 were twice as likely to have been impacted by rising costs of living compared to 65+
youtu.be/25Ouqt8wOAU?...
@carnegieuk.bsky.social found that people under 49 were twice as likely to have been impacted by rising costs of living compared to 65+
youtu.be/25Ouqt8wOAU?...
Young people deserve more opportunities
YouTube video by Graeme Downie MP
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June 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
At PMQs I asked how the government can better support young people to give them the opportunities they deserve.
@carnegieuk.bsky.social found that people under 49 were twice as likely to have been impacted by rising costs of living compared to 65+
youtu.be/25Ouqt8wOAU?...
@carnegieuk.bsky.social found that people under 49 were twice as likely to have been impacted by rising costs of living compared to 65+
youtu.be/25Ouqt8wOAU?...
Pleased to see more followup and attention on people living with Parkinsons and their families.
I was very proud to lead the first ever substantive debate on this topic in the House of Commons Chamber recently.
I was very proud to lead the first ever substantive debate on this topic in the House of Commons Chamber recently.
“There is no cure. There is no treatment to slow or halt progress. There is no respite. And yet, there is hope”, writes Labour MP @graemedowniemp.bsky.social
🗣️ We must do more than raise awareness of Parkinson’s — we must act
www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...
🗣️ We must do more than raise awareness of Parkinson’s — we must act
www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...
We must do more than raise awareness of Parkinson's — we must act
April was Parkinson’s Awareness Month and knowing how many people live with the disease, I found it shocking there has never been a full debate in the chamber on the issue. This is despite a community...
www.politics.co.uk
May 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Pleased to see more followup and attention on people living with Parkinsons and their families.
I was very proud to lead the first ever substantive debate on this topic in the House of Commons Chamber recently.
I was very proud to lead the first ever substantive debate on this topic in the House of Commons Chamber recently.
We need to set the political battleground, not our opponents.
People need to feel we are focussed on putting money in their pocket.
We need to use language people understand and talk to them where they are.
If we fail. We will lose. It's that simple.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
People need to feel we are focussed on putting money in their pocket.
We need to use language people understand and talk to them where they are.
If we fail. We will lose. It's that simple.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
If we don't change, we will lose
Telling people we have a plan for change isn't enough. We need to show them.
www.politicshome.com
May 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM
We need to set the political battleground, not our opponents.
People need to feel we are focussed on putting money in their pocket.
We need to use language people understand and talk to them where they are.
If we fail. We will lose. It's that simple.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
People need to feel we are focussed on putting money in their pocket.
We need to use language people understand and talk to them where they are.
If we fail. We will lose. It's that simple.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
The UK Labour government has hired over 1500 new GPs in 6 months and is improving services in England.
Meanwhile, the SNP are not hiring enough GPs and failing patients.
A Scottish Labour government at Holyrood will finally improve GP services in Scotland.
youtube.com/shorts/mry5v...
Meanwhile, the SNP are not hiring enough GPs and failing patients.
A Scottish Labour government at Holyrood will finally improve GP services in Scotland.
youtube.com/shorts/mry5v...
The UK Labour government is fixing GP services in England why the SNP are failing Scottish patients
YouTube video by Graeme Downie MP
youtube.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The UK Labour government has hired over 1500 new GPs in 6 months and is improving services in England.
Meanwhile, the SNP are not hiring enough GPs and failing patients.
A Scottish Labour government at Holyrood will finally improve GP services in Scotland.
youtube.com/shorts/mry5v...
Meanwhile, the SNP are not hiring enough GPs and failing patients.
A Scottish Labour government at Holyrood will finally improve GP services in Scotland.
youtube.com/shorts/mry5v...
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Read more about the work of @commonsproccom.parliament.uk which I chair.
From proxy voting to the way in which select committee chairs get elected. We are busy reviewing the procedures of the House of Commons and, hopefully, recommending improvements!
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
From proxy voting to the way in which select committee chairs get elected. We are busy reviewing the procedures of the House of Commons and, hopefully, recommending improvements!
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Reshaping procedure: Exploring new ideas for improving parliamentary practices
When you hear the word ‘procedure’ you probably think of standing orders, Erskine May and the MPs’ Guide to Procedure. But the Procedure Committee’...
www.politicshome.com
March 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Read more about the work of @commonsproccom.parliament.uk which I chair.
From proxy voting to the way in which select committee chairs get elected. We are busy reviewing the procedures of the House of Commons and, hopefully, recommending improvements!
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
From proxy voting to the way in which select committee chairs get elected. We are busy reviewing the procedures of the House of Commons and, hopefully, recommending improvements!
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Our relationship with China will be vital to our economic future, but we must also be alive to security risks that come with a closer relationship that could undermine our critical national infrastructure.
My piece on @lbc.co.uk
www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...
My piece on @lbc.co.uk
www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...
China’s tech dominance is a creeping threat – the Government must not trade security for better relations
Ed Miliband’s trip to Beijing this week will lead to renewed questions about whether vital UK security concerns are being overlooked in the government’s rush to rebuild relations with China.
www.lbc.co.uk
March 18, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Our relationship with China will be vital to our economic future, but we must also be alive to security risks that come with a closer relationship that could undermine our critical national infrastructure.
My piece on @lbc.co.uk
www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...
My piece on @lbc.co.uk
www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...
A privelage to have Rachel Reeves at Rosyth Shipyard meeting local apprentices.
These young staff are vital to the future of Scotland and the UK's economy as well as our defence and security.
@scottishlabour.bsky.social and the Labour government will always support them and the work they do.
These young staff are vital to the future of Scotland and the UK's economy as well as our defence and security.
@scottishlabour.bsky.social and the Labour government will always support them and the work they do.
March 15, 2025 at 10:23 AM
A privelage to have Rachel Reeves at Rosyth Shipyard meeting local apprentices.
These young staff are vital to the future of Scotland and the UK's economy as well as our defence and security.
@scottishlabour.bsky.social and the Labour government will always support them and the work they do.
These young staff are vital to the future of Scotland and the UK's economy as well as our defence and security.
@scottishlabour.bsky.social and the Labour government will always support them and the work they do.