We learn this morning that Cathy Jamieson, the Labour MSP for Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley and Shadow Housing Secretary, seeks to replace Des Browne as MP for Kilmarnock & Loudoun. She should be wary as history is against her: only one sitting MSP has managed to make it to Westminster - David Mundell, then MSP for the South of Scotland and now MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweed...
submitted by
JArthurMacNumpty on 20th Dec 2009 (via macnumpty.blogspot.com)
Labour MSP Cathy Jamieson today announced her intention to bid for the Westminster seat being vacated by former defence secretary Des Browne at the next general election.
submitted by
Scotsman on 19th Dec 2009 (via news.scotsman.com)
Labour MSP Cathy Jamieson is to bid for the Westminster seat being vacated by Des Browne at the general election.
submitted by
BBCPolitics on 20th Dec 2009 (via news.bbc.co.uk)
Labour MSP Cathy Jamieson will stand for former defence secretary Des Browne's seat at the next general election.
submitted by
BBCPolitics on 30th Jan 2010 (via news.bbc.co.uk)
A SENIOR figure is to quit Labour's Holyrood front bench after deciding to stand for a Westminster seat, it was announced today.
submitted by
Scotsman on 22nd Dec 2009 (via news.scotsman.com)
Cathy Jamieson: "Surely in a situation where everyone seemed to be suggesting that tax breaks were a good idea prior to the election, it would have been incumbent then on
submitted by
Scotsman on 21st Oct 2010 (via news.scotsman.com)
Curiouser and curiouser. I am told that Des Browne could have stayed in the Cabinet if he had wanted to - but not at the Ministry of Defence. On very good authority I understand that he was offered the post of joint Secretary of State for both Scotland and Northern Ireland. This would have been a strange and, frankly, unprecedented mix but one which Downing Street was confident could have been �...
submitted by
AlanCochrane on 3rd Oct 2008 (via blogs.telegraph.co.uk)
Former defence secretary Des Browne announces he is to step down as MP at the next general election.
submitted by
BBCPolitics on 27th Nov 2009 (via news.bbc.co.uk)
So David Cairns, the Minister of State for Scotland has quit. His former boss, Des Browne, holds two positions in the cabinet: Scottish Secretary and Defence Secretary. In practice, since Des Browne has had enough on his plate to deal with - with military engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan - and many of our troops coming home
submitted by
ViewFromNorthBritain on 17th Sep 2008 (via northbritain.wordpress.com)
Cathy Jamieson, the Labour Co-operative MSP, has launched her bid for the leadership of the Scottish Labour Party. In her early speeches, she has promoted the Co-operative movement and co-operative policies for Scotland.In a meeting with ASLEF representatives, Cathy called for a "fundamental review" of Scotland's railways, including the mutualisation of Network Rail, in support of our People's Rai...
As the Co-operative Party gathers in Scotland in sunny St Andrews for our annual Summerfest training week, Cathy Jamieson MSP has launched her leadership website, cathy4labour.co.uk, including a statement on her support for our People's Rail Campaign.And as predicted the other day, there will definitely be at least one Labour Co-operative member of the leadership team: both contenders for the depu...
