This is abhorrent, and it isn't the migration system Scotland needs. We need a system that is humane (people aren't numbers), welcoming (we don't want to put people off coming) and efficent (years in limbo is bad for individuals and employers) - and we can only deliver that system with independence.

📣 Do you have an RTS electricity meter? The signal controlling these meters is being phased out, which could affect your heating or hot water. If your supplier has been in touch, don't delay - arrange your meter replacement now. Learn more here: www.ofgem.gov.uk/rts

I’ll be out campaigning in both Toryglen and Pollokshields this weekend. Pop along if you’d like to help out #activeSNP

Yesterday’s UK Government announcement that family reunification for refugees are being suspended is a cruel and inhumane policy. The UK Government can’t reduce illegal immigration by closing down the few safe and legal routes for people seeking sanctuary. 1/3

🚆 From today @snp.org is putting more money back in your pocket by abolishing peak rail fares on ScotRail trains. This means a return from Glasgow to Edinburgh will now cost £16.80, that’s 48% less compared to last week.

I’ll be out campaigning in Govanhill and around Bellahouston Park over the next few days. Feel free to pop along if you’d like to help out #ActiveSNP

Fantastic to visit Glasgow Central Station yesterday to hear about the upgrades they’ve been completing and have a tour of the roof 🚊

I’ll be out campaigning in Strathbungo and Toryglen over the next few days. Feel free to come along if you’d like to help out #ActiveSNP

🇵🇰Lovely to attend an evening of music and culture marking Pakistan’s 79th Independence Day last night.

A privilege to join the Consulate of Pakistan in celebrating the 79th Independence Day with a Flag Hosting. I'd like to wish the Pakistani community both here in Scotland and across the world a very happy Independence Day.

🧑‍🎓Best of luck to everyone either starting or returning to school today.

The Creative Communities Scotland fund is now accepting applications. This fund is open to all hands-on, participatory art forms including dance, filmmaking, creative writing etc. Charities can apply for up to £35,000 of grant funding to deliver between Jan - December 2026.

The filming of Spider-Man 4 is currently taking place in Glasgow with roads around the city closed until the 26th of August. For a full list of road closures visit: kaukabstewart.scot/road-closure...

Got your SQA results and need some support? The @skillsdevscot.bsky.social career service is here to help. The SDS helpline is open from today until 5pm on Friday, 8th August and can be contacted on 0808 100 8000.

Lovely to see Beauty and the Beast at Wheatley Home’s family day after my surgery in Townhead today!

The filming of Spider-Man 4 is currently taking place in Glasgow with roads around the city closed until the 15th of August. Please take note of the affected roads below.

Yesterday I joined the Minister for Victims and Community Safety at the launch of the Scottish Government’s refreshed Trafficking and Exploitation Strategy.

Lovely to meet with Neurodapt this week to discuss their mission of championing neurodiversity through the design of inclusive products, systems and spaces.

The First Minister promised to deliver 150,000 extra appointments in Scotland's NHS. The SNP is not just delivering on its promise - but will exceed it, delivering more than 210,000 appointments and procedures across Scotland this year.

🥀Labour's two child cap is now impacting 5,150 households in Glasgow. Nest year that will end under this SNP Government as we once again step on to mitigate the damage done by Westminster. 1/4

🥀Despite claims by Steve Reed MP and Labour, Scottish Water is world renowned. 87% of Scotland's entire water environment is assessed by SEPA as having a 'high' or 'good' classification for water quality - up from 82% in 2014. Public ownership is not just possible, it works in Scotland.

In 2014, we saw that Britain was fundamentally broken, that Westminster couldn't deliver on their dreams and aspirations, and what we saw then has come to pass. Now is the time to do something about it.

Out in the Merchant City this morning delivering surveys to residents regarding title celebrations on the Trongate.

My summer surgeries start this Friday at the Partick Annexe. If there is anything I can do to support you, please do get in touch with my office to book an appointment on [email protected].

🥀The last year has shown us that Labour cannot be trusted to govern Scotland - but it has also shown that no matter who we vote into Downing Street, Westminster will never work for Scotland.

A very powerful statement from the First Minister today apologising, on behalf of Scotland, for historical policies that affected Gyspy/Traveller Communities, known as the “Tinker Experiment”. 1/3 youtu.be/n9HblxezInA?...

A pleasure to launch the Scottish Government’a Disability Equality Plan today which will improve the lives of disabled people across Scotland and put their experiences and concerns at the heart of policymaking.1/2

Scotland’s public services are essential - and we’re making them stronger. Your SNP Government is improving services so they are easier to access and ready for the future. Here’s our plan.

“Whether it is Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch or Nigel Farage, no Westminster politician should have the ability to deny Scotland her right to national self-determination.” Read @johnswinney.bsky.social’s speech to the Scotland 2050 conference here 👇 www.snp.org/putting-scot...

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Our Scottish Languages Bill has passed, and will now become law: ✅ Gaelic & Scots gain official status. ✅ Better access to Gaelic education. ✅ Improving Gaelic and Scots in schools.

Labour’s two child cap has harmed 4,500 households in Glasgow, but from March next year that will end under this SNP government. 1/4

Scotland needs a migration system that works for us, not one imposed by a Westminster government that frankly doesn't care about Scotland's needs. ⬇️Listen to my speech on this in the chamber today here. youtu.be/AjksAcFqsqI

Immigration is essential to Scotland's public services, businesses and growing the wider economy. As the anti-migration rhetoric ramps up from the Tories and Labour, we are the only party demanding meaningful action from the UK government to meet Scotland's economic needs.

Fantastic to have pupils from Hillhead High School in Parliament today for FMQs and an MSP Q&A.

The decision to end international care worker recruitment and the planned charges to the graduate visa and skilled worker visa schemes are short-sighted and will prove damaging to sectors that necessarily rely on international talent.

🥀Despite it being a key driver of child poverty the Labour UK government have failed to scrap the two-child cap. That's why we are taking the decisive action as early as possible to scrap the cap in Scotland.

The Scottish Government value our NHS workforce, and that's why our Budget invests more than £21bn in Health and Social Care. 🥀This the same Budget that neither Labour nor the Tories backed.

👀The UK government has refused to publish its internal poverty projections...what do they have to hide?

Lovely to meet with Jan, the new Service Leader for Jobcentre Plus in Partick this morning to hear about the support they offer constituents in Glasgow.

Eid Mubarak to everyone celebrating in Scotland and across the world #EidAlAdha

Delighted to see the Scottish Government announce £24,515,664 of targeted funding to reduce waiting times in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. This is another clear example of our SNP Government delivering for our NHS, with real actions to cut waiting times.

Great to get out in Hamilton this morning for the last day of campaigning to get @katyloudonsnp.bsky.social elected as the next @snp.org MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse #VoteSNP

🥀This morning the Prime Minister has outlined his role is "to deliver for the whole of Scotland". That is unless you're a family struggling with the cost of living, a pensioner, a WASPI woman, or a disabled person. Whilst Labour lets you down, the SNP will deliver for you.

WestFest kicks off today! Head along today between 2pm-4pm and join WestFest and Glasgow Folk Music Workshop for the first community event of WestFest 2025 at the steps of Kelvingrove Gallery.

Fantastic to have @hyndlandsec.bsky.social’s 3rd year Modern Studies class through in Parliament yesterday for FMQs and a MSP Q&A.

While Labour imposes cuts from Westminster, it's the SNP standing up for Scotland and delivering real support where it's most needed, protecting families from the Bedroom Tax and shielding the from the benefit cap.

Under John Swinney’s leadership, the SNP has made eradicating child poverty its number one priority – with Scotland the only part of the UK where child poverty is expected to fall as a direct result of SNP policies. 1/5

Delighted to see @playlistforlife.bsky.social awarded funding from Scottish Power allowing them to scale up and enhance the support they provide, helping them to improve lives now and in the future.

The RTS switch-off takes place on the 30th of June - and it could have real consequences for households that haven't made the switch. There are 21,070 RTS meters still in use in Glasgow - replacing these old meters is free, people only need to contact their electricity supplier. 1/

More than £89.5million, including £12,972,010 in Glasgow City, has now been issued in vital financial support for carers throughout Scotland since it was piloted in November 2023.