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Brian Leishman MP

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌹MP for Alloa & Grangemouth. For enquiries or casework please email: brian.leishman.mp@parliament.uk or call 01259 726407

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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
The announcement of redundancies and a reduction in operations at Alexander Dennis is awful, my thoughts are with all workers impacted. In buying more buses from China, the SNP have betrayed the workers and Scottish industry. Our buses should be built by Scottish workers.
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Inflation up because of Trump's illegal war, meaning people will be worse off. Dedicated prison officers deserve more than a 3.5% pay rise this year, no worker should become poorer. In Parliament, I'll continue to fight for a fair rise for our prison officers.
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
The difference a Labour Government makes? The Chancellor and I announced £120 million investment to save 500 jobs in Grangemouth. The SNP Government buys more buses built in China than in Larbert & Falkirk! Scottish Labour will stand up for workers, communities and industry.
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
In today's @dailyrecord.co.uk.web.brid.gy I wrote about how our firefighters are being asked to do more with less resources. Under the SNP: 🔥 1,250 fewer firefighters 🔥 10 appliances removed Firefighters and every community in Scotland are less safe due to dangerous SNP cuts 👇
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Hard working postal workers are seeing the national institution of Royal Mail being ravaged by privatisation. Royal Mail should be nationalised @cwunews.bsky.social
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
There should be no British involvement in Trump’s illegal war.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 13/03/2026
💀Privatisation is killing our Royal Mail. The government must listen to @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social and take our Royal Mail into public ownership.
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Our hard working posties are doing everything they can in the face of terrible working conditions. This is privatisation failing workers, communities and the whole country. Royal Mail should be in public ownership. @cwunews.bsky.social
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
I think MP’s should be given a vote on whether the UK take military action and allows foreign use of British military bases. That’s why I co-sponsored this Bill.
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
A fantastic day in Ashington with @ianbyrnemp.bsky.social and @laverymp.bsky.social at the Right to Food Commission. Hunger is a political failure. We need to pass into law the Right to Food so that no one in our country goes hungry.
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Proud to join the Fire Brigade Union at the launch of the Cuts Kill campaign. In Scotland, we know all about SNP cuts to the Scottish Fire & Rescue service. 🔥 1,000 fewer firefighters 🔥 Less appliances on the run 🔥 No solution to decontamination issues The service needs investment, not cuts!
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
If we are to change the lives of the 29% of Clacks children who are living in poverty, we must make sure they have proper further education opportunities. I will do what I can as your MP to make sure the Alloa Campus stays open. Students and staff will always have my full support ✊
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
For footballers, it's time for dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases to be classed as an industrial injury. I'm proud to campaign with the Professional Footballer's Association Scotland on this massively important issue. Here's my column in today's @dailyrecord.co.uk.web.brid.gy 👇
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Trade union leaders, over 25 Labour MPs and members' groups have launched a new call to end the factional culture coming from the top of the Labour Party and to restore Labour democracy and members’ rights 🌹Add your name to the call here: tinyurl.com/RestoreLabou...
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STATEMENT: Restore Labour Democracy
I've just signed the Restore Labour Democracy statement. Join Labour MPs, members and trade union leaders - add your name today! We demand an end to the factional culture coming from the top of the ...
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
If Ratcliffe wants to talk about what damages the UK then he should look at his role in creating unemployment in communities, ending vital national industry & reducing Scotland's economy by £400m a year. The enemy to working class people travels by private jet, not on a dinghy.
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Government ownership of vital industry is common sense.
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
McSweeney was at the heart of the political mistakes made since the General Election. He helped create this factionalism in the Labour Party. The country and party will be better off after today. The PM must consider following McSweeney's lead one last time and doing the same.
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
If this is true, then it is beyond sinister and shows the levels of toxicity and poisonous factionalism that some in the party have created. Questions must be asked and answers must be given.
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Off to do the @newsagents.bsky.social and bumped into this Falkirk FC legend!
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Things need to change.
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
The full truth about Mandelson's vetting and appointment must come out. There has to be an end to cover ups - claiming “national security" is not something to hide behind. Transparency and accountability should be the base for any government and society.
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
No worker should be expecting to do a shift at 68 years of age, especially not prison officers. I’ll continue to campaign in and outside of Parliament and push for a reasonable retirement age for our hard working prison officers.
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Vote Labour to lift 500,000 kids out of poverty. Or... Vote Reform to take 5p off a pint. The choice is socialism or barbarism. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ref...
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Reform pledge to cut pint prices by 5p - by reintroducing the two-child benefit cap
Reform have been slammed after revealing they would end the two-child benefit cap to fund a 5p reduction in pint prices.
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Thanks to everyone at Warwick University Left Society for the invite to speak, have a Q&A and then the drinks after! Listening to these young socialists talk politics shows there is great hope for the future in the fight to build a fairer more equal Britain, and against right wing extremism 🚩✊
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
The fight for the justice WASPI women deserve will not go away. WASPI women have always had my full support and they always will. I will continue to fight their corner in and outside of Parliament. @waspicampaign.bsky.social
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Many Tillicoultry constituents had their lives turned upside down when RAAC was discovered in their homes. I have always been there for them and highlighted their cause many times in Parliament. They deserve answers, accountability and a fair solution from the Scottish Government.
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
20 years of the SNP with zero industrial strategy and them spending £7.7 billion of public money with foreign companies: 🚌 from China ⛴️ from Turkey & Poland 🏥 NHS contracts to France Everyone bar Scottish workers, communities and business benefit from the SNP!
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Inequality and the poverty it leads to are political failures and a stain on our country. And it doesn't have to be that way. We must build a society where no one falls through the cracks. @dailyrecord.co.uk.web.brid.gy 👇
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Let the Labour Party members of the Gorton & Denton constituency decide on their candidate. That's democracy. The NEC should always want the Parliamentary Labour Party to be the best it can be, filled with ability. No doubting Andy Burnham would make the PLP stronger.
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Plans to reduce maintenance at Zetland Park and close Grangemouth Sports Complex would be devastating for Grangemouth. The local community have come together in objecting these proposals. These spaces matter. They keep us healthy, connected and proud of our communities.
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Rich, powerful and ethically questionable companies have far too much influence on our society. We need stronger regulation of social media, especially for children and young people.
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Tomorrow is a huge day for this Labour government. Whose side are we on? Ordinary people that have had their questions unanswered or the establishment that has allowed cover ups that deny justice? We must pass the Hillsborough Law in full, as promised.
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
People from all over the country are paying too much for their energy. This is a class issue, not an independence issue. We need state owned energy to lower bills, improve infrastructure and make us a more equal and fair country.
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
I believe in animal welfare and the fundamental democratic right to protest. That’s why I voted against making animal testing labs to be classed as national infrastructure, and making it illegal to protest outside of them.
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
There it is. Farage and Reform would end our NHS. Millions of people could not afford to be ill under a Reform government.
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
I’ve always stood with and will always support WASPI women. Thank you to all the Alloa & Grangemouth constituents that have emailed, called and spoken with me about campaigning for WASPI justice. The fight goes on. @waspicampaign.bsky.social
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
The US stopping Cuba receiving fuel for schools, hospitals, industry and homes is nothing new. This American economic terrorism has been going on for decades.
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Excellent news for communities across Alloa & Grangemouth as the Labour government is investing to help boost economic growth and regeneration through supporting and creating new jobs and improving and building infrastructure.
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
The difference in how the US are treated by the international community and sporting bodies is astonishing. Thanks go to the MPs who have signed my Early Day Motion calling out the legitimisation and normalisation of the US breaking international law. edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...
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International sport and alleged United States violations of international law - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament
That this House expresses concern over the escalation of United States actions against Venezuela, including the use of military force, the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro, and ongoing military ...
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Stealing Venezuela's oil and making billions of dollars doing it. This is imperialism, theft, capitalism and morally repugnant.
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Saving 500 jobs in Grangemouth was real Labour values, something I campaigned on relentlessly. And I won't stop campaigning for the government to invest in a Sustainable Aviation Fuel facility in Grangemouth. We have the skills and the infrastructure required, and we need SAF.
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
The shocking attack at Birzeit University is another example of the persecution, oppression and violence Palestinian people are the victims of under Netanyahu's regime. The international community must do more to stop these atrocities and help deliver a free and prosperous Palestine.
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Great to speak with @hannahmargbrown.bsky.social about why the Labour Party must have socialists in it, why left wing solutions are what Scotland & the UK needs & why Labour is the best bet for people who want to see an equal society. Thanks to everyone at @heraldscotland.bsky.social for the award
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
In today’s @dailyrecord.co.uk.web.brid.gy since being elected, l've campaigned & pushed the government for the investment in Grangemouth that my communities need: £200m from the National Wealth Fund £120m saving 500 jobs £100m growth deal £14.5m in the Budget This is just the start for Grangemouth
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Standing on the side of workers, communities and Scottish industry. That is what the Labour government has done with: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 £200m from the National Wealth Fund 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 £100m Growth Deal 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 £14.5m in the Budget 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 £120m to save 500 jobs in Grangemouth These are Labour values in action 🌹
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
The Labour Gov has stepped up & saved 500 jobs in Grangemouth & thousands in the supply chain. We’ve committed hundreds of millions of £s to build Grangemouth for the industrial future we need. This is the difference Labour can make for workers, communities & Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 www.bbc.com/news/article...
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New £150m funding package to protect jobs at Grangemouth - BBC News
The UK government and owners Ineos say the funding will support 500 jobs at the site's ethylene plant.
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Brian Leishman MP @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
This is the positive difference only a Labour government could or would make 👇🌹✊
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