Susan Murray MP

@mpsusanmurray.bsky.social

Community activist turned politician. Lib Dem MP for Mid Dunbartonshire đź”¶ Constituents please email: susan.murray.mp@parliament.uk

Breakfast or Brexit, Scottish exporters are paying for it. Brexit has cost Scottish food and drink exporters time and money, with paperwork and border checks that didn’t exist before we left the EU. We need a customs union with the EU to clear them away.

The SNP’s opposition to nuclear is leaving Scotland’s energy future to chance. When Torness closes in 2030, Scotland will be without nuclear power for the first time since the 1950s, and the SNP still have no plan to replace it.

Labour has got it wrong on whisky. Scottish producers like @portofleithdistillery have invested millions to achieve the single malt label. The Labour Government are set to undermine that by allowing English producers to obtain the same label under a different set of rules.

Nigel Farage has made a joke of British politics. He has spent the summer fighting a by-election against a bin, rather than answering questions about an undisclosed ÂŁ5 million donation. Britain deserves serious politics, not stunts.

The SNP and the Greens don't need to read the report on Scotland's nuclear potential. They decided the answer was no long ago. If Scotland is to thrive, it needs growth and high-paying jobs. Rejecting investment on this scale means we miss out on the benefits - and end up paying for it later.

Our voting system doesn't work. I disagree with Reform on almost everything - but they won 14% of the vote and just 5 seats, while Labour formed a majority of 412 on 33.7% of the vote. That leaves millions of votes meaning nothing, and a politics that lurches from one direction to another.

The SNP and Greens do not need to read the report on Scotland’s nuclear potential. They have already decided the answer is no. That means Scotland risks missing out on thousands of skilled jobs, billions in investment and a more secure energy future.

Brexit has failed. It has created higher costs, more red tape and hurdles to trade with our closest neighbours. That is why the Liberal Democrats are forcing a vote on a new UK-EU customs union, to start rebuilding trade, cutting bureaucracy and putting the economy first.

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The SNP and Greens are pushing an agenda that means higher energy costs, less jobs and more insecurity. That's why I am pushing for the release of GB Energy's assessment of Scotlands nucelar potential so we can see what opportunities are available.

Illegal vape shops have been tied to human trafficking, money laundering and drug crime.  That's why the Liberal Democrats are pushing to give councils increased powers to crack down on illegal and unregistered sellers.

Brexit is responsible for a third of UK food inflation and has added ÂŁ7 billion to Brits grocery bills. Liberal Democrats will be forcing the Government to vote on backing a new customs union with the EU in an amendment to the King's Speech.

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Children are left exposed to violent, pornographic and age-inappropriate content under Labours current rules. That's why I along with my Liberal Democrat colleagues are pushing the Government to implement age ratings on social media and a ban for under-16s.

Young couples will pay ÂŁ400,000 in rent before buying their own home. With soaring house prices and sky-high deposits, young people are too often forced into an unaffordable rental market. If we want to give young people a chance, we need to fix our housing market.

I was honoured to be invited to speak at the Ahmadiyya peace conference. It was a privilege to be part of an event that brought communities together and showed that we achieve far more by finding common ground than by giving in to division.

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The Scottish Government’s anti-nuclear stance is blocking the creation of thousands of skilled Scottish jobs. I have asked to meet the Minister of State for Energy to discuss the sites proposed for small modular reactors and the benefits they could bring to communities across Scotland.

We cannot afford another North Sea giveaway. The UK will need oil and gas for the foreseeable future, but simply opening up the North Sea risks a rush of private investors extracting Britain’s resources without delivering lasting national benefit, just as happened under Thatcher.

Trump is not only pushing up the price of heating homes and filling your car at the pump, he is directly helping Putin in his illegal war against Ukraine. For each $10 increase in the price of a barrel of oil Putin makes $1.6 billion per month that he can put straight in his war machine.