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Labour MP steps aside in Edinburgh South »

The race in the Edinburgh South constituency has been thrown open after Labour candidate and sitting MP Nigel Griffiths announced he will not stand at this year's general election. Griffiths, who has held the seat for 23 years, told party activists th...

Wed 17 Feb 2010 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

NUS plans to 'name and shame' MPs who refuse to fight tuition fees »

Edinburgh MPs are among those who could be be "named and shamed" by student leaders for refusing to sign a pledge opposing rises in tuition fees. Student leaders from 85 higher education institutions across the UK have announced they will send a list ...

Wed 25 Nov 2009 by Laura McCaffrey | Read more »

Edinburgh MPs pre-empt expenses audit »

Edinburgh’s five MPs have been left largely undamaged by the audit of parliamentary expenses, after two of them made pre-emptive repayments of expenses. Mark Lazarowicz, the backbench Labour MP for Edinburgh North & Leith paid back £2,...

Wed 28 Oct 2009 by Joe Pike | Read more »

Local MP takes part in SRC meeting »

Nigel Griffiths, Labour MP for Edinburgh South, has appeared at University of Edinburgh Student Representative Council (SRC) meeting to discuss his decision to support student in the forthcoming government review on tuition fees. Griffiths, who was pr...

Wed 28 Oct 2009 by Megan Taylor | Read more »

Edinburgh South MP stands by tuition cap »

Following calls for a review by the government on tuition fees in England and Wales this year, Nigel Griffiths, Labour MP for Edinburgh South, has told The Journal he intends to stand by the current cap. Mr Griffiths defended the cap on tuition f...

Wed 14 Oct 2009 by Alison Leighton | Read more »

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