Motion · S5M-18329 · 23 Jul 2019
Congratulations to Jo Swinson on Being Elected Leader of the Liberal Democrats
The motion
That the Parliament congratulates Jo Swinson on her election as leader of the Liberal Democrats; notes with concern what it considers her support and role in implementing the trebling of tuition fees and scrapping of Educational Maintenance Allowance, damaging welfare reforms, including the so-called Bedroom Tax, imposing a public sector pay cap and allowing fracking and damaging energy policies to be enacted; acknowledges the Liberal Democrats' strong opposition to Brexit and support for a further referendum on EU membership; calls on the party to recognise the majority of MSPs in the Scottish Parliament that support a referendum on Scottish independence, and further calls on the Liberal Democrats to reject entirely the politics of austerity and to rule out any future pacts with the Conservatives.
Supporters (9)
- Bill Kidd 23 Jul 2019
- Richard Lyle 23 Jul 2019
- Rona Mackay 23 Jul 2019
- John Mason 23 Jul 2019
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 23 Jul 2019
- Sandra White 23 Jul 2019
- Joan McAlpine 24 Jul 2019
- Maureen Watt 26 Jul 2019
- Gillian Martin Scottish National Party 29 Jul 2019
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.