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Highland MP speaks out after being suspended from the House of Commons for grabbing the Mace as Scottish Tory MSP suggests the behaviour was potentially dangerous By Scott Maclennan
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Updated: 16:14, 17 December 2020
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Highland MP Drew has vowed to always stand up for my constituents after being suspended from the House of Commons for grabbing the mace in protest at the UK Internal Market Bill.
The mace sits on the dispatch box and is the traditional symbol of the monarchâs authority and without it laws cannot be passed nor can the House of Commons meet.
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Climate Change Secretary sets out key asks ahead of Climate Ambition Summit.
Scotland’s Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham has urged the UK Government to set out detailed new climate change policies at this weekend’s Climate Ambition Summit with the United Nations.
Calling for the UK Government to act in areas of reserved responsibility - including on energy regulation, the gas grid and new green technologies - Ms Cunningham said that action must accompany ambition if they are to show real leadership on climate change ahead of Glasgow COP26.