Press Release: PM Must Resign

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ALAN BROWN MP CALLS FOR BORIS JOHNSON TO RESIGN 

The representative for Kilmarnock and Loudoun has called on Boris Johnson to resign as pressure builds on the Prime Minister over his rule-breaking boozy lockdown parties in Downing St. 

Alan Brown MP has accused the Prime Minister of the ‘ultimate betrayal’ over parties happening in Downing Street while the public made massive sacrifices as they followed the rules put in place. 

Polls released last week showed an overwhelming majority in support for his resignation, with nine in ten Scots believing he lied about allegations of parties occurring during lockdown. 

A YouGov/Sky News poll found that - excluding 'don't knows' - 67% of people across the UK believe Boris Johnson should resign. In Scotland, the number of people that think Johnson should resign rises to 79% - with only 21% thinking he should stay on. 

A separate Savanta ComRes survey revealed that 73% of people - excluding 'don't knows' - across the UK think Johnson should resign, as well as 42% of Tory voters in 2019. 

Commenting Mr Brown said: 

“People here in Kilmarnock and Loudoun are rightly furious that while they were diligently following the rules, Boris Johnson and his chums were having boozy parties in Downing Street. 

“This was the ultimate betrayal. People made massive sacrifices to defeat the virus, many died or watched loved ones die without being able to be next to them. They won’t forgive or forget. 

“There cannot be one rule for the Tories and another for the rest of us. The Prime Minister has demonstrated he is completely unfit for public office. 

“No one is believing his desperate excuses either, how could the man responsible for making the rules not know what was allowed and what wasn’t? He has lost any and all credibility. 

“The public now overwhelmingly support his removal from Downing Street and no amount of spin will change that. 

“He must resign immediately. If he doesn’t have the decency and integrity to do that then Tory MPs have a duty to remove him from office without further delay.” 


Press: Kilmarnock Standard comments on PM

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Please find below my full comments on Boris Johnson’s position for the Kilmarnock Standard.

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“The Prime Minister’s position is simply untenable. When the rest of us made sacrifices, they partied in Downing Street – it’s one rule for them and another for the rest of us. 

“I have been contacted by constituents sharing their personal experience of not being able to spend time with loved ones, and in some cases being unable to say goodbye to them due to the restrictions that were in place. This is a massive slap in the face to them and it is completely unacceptable.

“For me, this is the final straw – it has to be. This is the Prime Minister who lied to the Queen and prorogued parliament. He oversaw the catastrophic Brexit deal and has reckless decisions all through the pandemic. How can he survive this?

“Bear in mind he illegally prorogues parliament; his Government have been found to have illegally awarded PPE contracts to their cronies and donors; he took a donation illegally for the refurbishment of No.10 Downing Street and he stuffs the Lords with Tory donors. He and his Government are corrupt to the core. 

“You have seen members of his front bench attacking the Scottish Conservative Leader, Douglas Ross, when he called for Johnson to resign. Describing him as “lightweight” and essentially irrelevant. Given this is what they think of their own Scottish representatives, this is proof of his attitude to Scotland. 

“We all know what Johnson really thinks of Scotland. ‘A pound spent in Croydon is of better value to the country than a pound spent in Strathclyde’ according to him.

“Once again the circus that is Westminster politics has reiterated to me that there is no doubt we can do better and the people of Scotland deserve better.”

Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Day

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On Tuesday, 11th of January it was #LessSurvivableCancersAwarenessDay.

While some cancers have seen remarkable progress in survivability, others are as deadly as they were 40 years ago.

Over 90,000 people will be diagnosed with either lung, liver, brain, stomach, pancreatic and

oesophageal cancer in the UK each year.

These six less survivable cancers account for more than 67,000 deaths a year – around a half of all cancer deaths.

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Press Release: Free Bus Travel for Under-22s

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APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR SCOTLAND'S YOUNG PERSONS' FREE BUS TRAVEL

UNDER 22's CAN NOW APPLY FOR FREE BUS TRAVEL SCHEME

Alan Brown MP has welcomed the opening of the application process for free bus travel for young people, under the age of 22 years old, in Kilmarnock and Loudoun.

From today, all young people and children aged 5-21 years old in AREA can apply for their new or replacement National Entitlement Card (NEC) or Young Scot NEC to access the scheme from 31 January 2022. The scheme, extending free bus travel to everyone aged 22, builds on the Scottish Government’s commitment to providing free bus travel to all under-19’s in Scotland which started in August 2021.

The MP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun has welcomed the initiative which is set to benefit around 930,000 young people across Scotland and pointed to research from Transport Scotland indicating that 70% of young people would use public transport more frequently if it was free.

The scheme will be delivered in partnership with Transport Scotland, the Improvement Service, the National Entitlement Card Programme Office (NECPO), Young Scot, local authorities and bus operators.

Commenting, Mr Brown said:

"I am delighted that applications are now open for young people in Kilmarnock and Loudoun, under the age of 22, to apply for free bus travel across the country. This is a hugely significant commitment from the Scottish Government that will benefit hundreds of thousands of young people across the country.

"Young people in the constituency are rightly challenging their elected representative to take bold actions to create a sustainable future for them and free bus travel is an example of what can be done to rise to this challenge.

"As Spokesperson for Energy & Climate Change, I welcome this initiative as we continue to take steps to combat the climate emergency. This also leaves more money in young people's pockets to spend on their education, work and leisure activities.

"Whilst we continue to live through the pandemic, we all recognise that essential travel must be prioritised, so I want to specifically encourage children and young people with essential journeys to apply now.

“The SNP Scottish Government is once again investing in our young people’s future, supporting them to have the best possible start in life and creating the fairer, greener Scotland that we want to build.”

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