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%

thank you to the team at Ferguson Marine for hosting the Committee this morning.

🛥️Today, Net Zero Committee Convener @1edmountain.bsky.social, and @monicalennon.bsky.social met with the senior leadership team at Ferguson Marine for an overview of the shipping operations and an update on progress for the delivery of Glen Rosa (Hull 802). Here's what the Convener has to say👇

Climate change was responsible for an estimated 16,500 additional deaths in Europe this summer. Strong leadership and urgent action are necessary with experts advising deaths are "preventable” if countries continue to reduce their emissions and combat climate change. www.politico.eu/article/thou...

So important to celebrate recovery from alcohol (and other) addictions- meet anyone in recovery and it tends to be an uplifting experience. Thank you so much to @monicalennon.bsky.social for using your role in public life to break down stigma surrounding addiction

Thank you to @monicalennon.bsky.social for her ongoing support, for taking part in the #SeeBeyondScotland campaign and for coming to see us today! Read Monica's letter to her father: www.seebeyondscotland.com/monica

Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him

My column in today’s Sunday Mail on the horrors in Gaza and why we need the freedom of speech to hold truth to power; whether on genocide, climate crisis or other defining issues of our times. Young people are rightly getting votes at 16 for every election but their voices must not be silenced.

What this Labour government has achieved in its first year, a 🧵: 💷 Increasing NMW, giving over 200,000 Scots a pay rise. 🌡️ Giving 500,000 households £150 off their energy bills. 💪 Enhancing workers’ rights. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Record £50bn funding for Scotland. 🏠 Average mortgage down by £1,000.

Join the MU this Saturday at Durham Miners' Gala to march with fellow members and celebrate our trade union community!

Loving my #StopEcocide t-shirt from the brand new @stopecocide.bsky.social webstore. Arrived just in time for the Scottish Parliament’s call for views opening. Have your say on the Ecocide (Scotland) Bill by 9 September. www.parliament.scot/about/news/n...

There is a growing body of evidence + commentary on environmental devastation in #Gaza. A range of perspectives are assessing whether such destruction amounts to #ecocide. Learn more🔗 www.stopecocide.eart...#Gaza.#ecocide.#StopEcocide

Scotland could soon make history as the first UK nation to criminalise #ecocide aka severe, reckless harm to nature. In our latest blog, @jodiebettis.bsky.social a Grand Union Scholar at the #OpenUniversity discusses how this bold legal move could set a global precedent:

A Scottish Parliament committee is inviting the public to have their say on @monicalennon.bsky.social's proposal for a new law aimed at tackling the worst polluters in Scotland www.insider.co.uk/news/scots-u...

We need words, not weapons, to bring us back from the brink. My column in the Sunday Mail today on the power of diplomacy. #Iran #Trump #War

Immigrant families are being forced to put up signs saying 'I work in a care home' to escape the racist violence that's been unleashed in Northern Ireland I come from this part of the world and I cannot tell you the sense of profound shame and horror this fills me with. It disgraces us

Thanks to @monicalennon.bsky.social for submitting written questions to the Scottish Government on the decline in #AlcoholTreatment numbers, UK wide clinical guidelines on alcohol treatment and the Government's response to last year's #ABI review. t.co/dLhskEgRWd

Sorry I couldn’t be with you on the night. Thank you for my Nature Champion award. 💚

The winner of the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election was Davy Russell of the Scottish Labour Party. Full breakdown of results in the picture below.

With the introduction of the Ecocide (Scotland) Bill, we are one step closer to a legal protection against reckless environmental destruction. Congratulations @monicalennon.bsky.social & thank you for your dedication - we’re excited to support this. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2519843...

The Ecocide (Scotland) Bill was introduced yesterday by‌ Monica Lennon MSP. Details of this Member’s Bill and accompanying documents can be viewed on our website ➡️ www.parliament.scot/bills-and-la...

Exciting #Ecocide news - #CampaigningWorks! #Biodiversity #PlanetaryBoundaries geographical.co.uk/news/scotlan...

We commend Monica Lennon for her leadership and look forward to supporting the bill’s progress through Parliament. Read more about the bill here👇 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

As members of the Scottish Rewilding Alliance, we support stronger legal protections for nature. This bill can help deter environmental destruction, empower communities, and reinforce Scotland’s leadership in tackling the nature and climate crises. 🧵2/3

We welcome the introduction of the Ecocide (Scotland) Bill by @monicalennon.bsky.social‬. This bill is a bold and vital step toward recognising severe environmental harm as a serious crime and ensuring meaningful accountability for those responsible. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 🧵1/3

@monicalennon.bsky.social introduces ecocide bill to Scotland!

"The Ecocide (Scotland) Bill would create a new offence of 'causing severe environmental harm either intentionally or through recklessness'" The Herald reports on the landmark bill introduced in Scottish Parliament today. www.heraldscotland.c... #StopEcocide @monicalennon.bsky.social

BREAKING NEWS 📢 #Scotland introduces a landmark #Ecocide bill! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The new bill from @monicalennon.bsky.social MSP would make severe and reckless harm to nature a criminal offence in Scotland. Full story HERE 🔗 www.stopecocide.eart...#Scotland#Ecocide#StopEcocide #EcocideLaw

Scotland could become the first nation in the UK to criminalise ecocide under new proposals brought by @monicalennon.bsky.social www.insider.co.uk/news/pollute...

Company directors who cause severe or reckless damage to the environment could face jail or hefty fines under Scotland's new ecocide bill, which has been tabled by Scottish Labour MSP @monicalennon.bsky.social. @severincarrell.bsky.social @theguardian.com

Company directors who cause nature damage in Scotland could face jail - new ecocide bill from @monicalennon.bsky.social aims to criminalise environmental destruction in line with EU directive 👇🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌳 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Thank you for your support, Dale. Everyone is welcome to join the campaign to #StopEcocide 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 www.ecocidelaw.scot

EXC: Sir David Attenborough's acclaimed Scottish cameraman Doug Allan tells the Sunday Mail he backs @monicalennon.bsky.social’s #Ecocide Bill for Scotland to make mass environmental destruction a crime - set to be published next week. "An ecocide law has the potential to be powerful."

Standing with #MEAction today outside the Scottish Parliament. 🧡 Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) affects thousands across Scotland, yet 8 of our 14 NHS boards currently offer no specialist or related ME/CFS service. We must do better. #MEAwareness #MillionsMissing @monicalennon.bsky.social

Thanks to @foysolchoudhury.bsky.social @monicalennon.bsky.social and Brian Whittle MSP for joining us during #MEAwarenessWeek at #MillionsMissing Scotland 2025 and supporting our call for the urgent development of specialist support for people with ME. Brian Whittle also spoke to the crowd.

Honoured to meet with Poppyscotland today to discuss the vital support they provide to veterans and their families. Their work in housing, employment, and mental health services makes a real difference in the lives of those who have served. @monicalennon.bsky.social @colinsmythmsp.bsky.social

Applying for a postal vote or are you making changes to an existing postal vote for the Scottish Parliament by-election for the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse constituency on Thursday 5 June? The deadline is 5pm on Tuesday 20 May. For more info, see https://orlo.uk/cpb5m

Recalling a constituent's story about her father's suffering from pancreatic cancer, @monicalennon.bsky.social makes the case for palliative care AND the choice of assisted dying "the status quo is failing dying Scots"

My lSunday Mail column today confronts the wolf in sheep’s clothing called Nigel Farage. He’ll eat working class people alive given half a chance. #RejectReformUK

Sir David Attenborough at 99 continues to inspire and provoke bold action to protect and boost the recovery of our natural world. Ocean is a thrilling call to action to stop ecocide and save our seas. www.newstatesman.com/ns-interview...

Scotland’s system for investigating sudden and unexplained deaths is outdated. My constituents Ann and Gerry Stark are fighting for change following their son’s death. The Lanarkshire couple and the Crown Office went to Lancashire on a fact finding mission. www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...

Alcohol-related deaths in Scotland are at their highest since 2008. Today more than 70 organisations are calling for urgent action to reduce alcohol deaths, including a comprehensive strategy that delivers clear leadership and plans for prevention as well as recovery treatment and care services.

A lovely evening chatting to people in West Craigs about their priorities. Our candidate Davy Russell will be a strong local champion for our communities across Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse constituency.

Ecoside Law in Scotland fringe with @monicalennon.bsky.social at #STUC25. The climate crisis represents one of the greatest threats to peace & security and to the quality of life of our members and the young people they teach. Urgent and immediate action is needed.

One final run before the marathon and made it to the 40km marker (without the preceding 40kms!!) Last plea for donations for two brilliant local charities - michaelshanksmp.co.uk/marathon Good luck to everyone taking on the London Marathon tomorrow!

The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach. Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM

What will the proposed #ECOCIDE bill in #Scotland mean for jobs, justice and the economy? Don't miss this (in-person) panel event @ Scottish Trade Union Congress 2025 in #Dundee on Tues 29 April! www.stopecocide.eart...#ECOCIDE#Scotland#Dundee#StopEcocide @monicalennon.bsky.social @lesswastelaura.bsky.social

Thrilled to support my colleague @monicalennon.bsky.social at her reception marking #EndometriosisActionMonth. Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women, with an average diagnosis time of nearly 9 years and long waits for gynaecology appointments.

NASUWT is delighted to be attending this evening's reception, hosted by Monica Lennon MSP @monicalennon.bsky.social at the Scottish Parliament, to mark Endometriosis Action Month. Fantastic to see so many MSPs engaging on women's health.

This is a worrying sign of whats going on in usa and here, women being excluded and finding its better for them to just walk away because the male dominated field is so toxic