AN SNP MP has been left red-faced after accusing the Scotland Office of spending money on social media advertising during the election period, when they did not do so. A leaked letter, obtained by the Herald, shows the UK Government department has confirmed to the Scottish Affairs committee that it spent nothing on social media adverts during the period of purdah, despite being accused of doing so by the SNP s Deidre Brock. Ms Brock, MP for Edinburgh North and Leith, asked the Scottish Secretary Alister Jack earlier this month why his office had advertised on Twitter, against election rules. During the May 13 session, Ms Brock asked Mr Jack to explain the breach of purdah and claimed she had been shown an advert on May 5 from the Office stating: We are stronger and safer when we work together. Scotland plays a vital role in the combined defence and security of the UK.
Despite previous promises, Douglas Ross has been silent on the Australian trade deal which potentially threatens the survival of Scottish beef and lamb farms DOUGLAS Ross has been urged to break his silence and come good on a promise he made to Scotland’s farmers to always be “on the frontline” defending their interests. The SNP called for the Scottish Conservative leader to speak out on the controversial Australian trade deal, which Downing Street last week repeatedly refused to say would not introduce hormone-injected beef to the UK. Writing in the Scottish Farmer in October 2020, Ross promised to be “out there on the frontline with farmers saying no, never” should such a situation ever arise.
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Scottish Secretary Alister Jack should fight back or resign over a “damaging” free trade deal with Australia which would threaten the future of Scottish farmers, the SNP’s Westminster leader has said.
Ian Blackford said Scotland’s farmers and crofters would be disproportionately affected by such a deal, with the country’s beef, dairy, sheep and grain sectors particularly at risk.
UK International Trade Secretary Liz Truss has held talks with her Australian counterpart as the two countries edged closer to a free trade deal amid rising concern among British farmers that full liberalisation would see them severely undercut by their Australian rivals.