Rutherglen MSP Clare Haughey has highlighted the difference that the SNP Scottish Government’s Best Start Foods payment has made in alleviating food poverty in Rutherglen and Cambuslang, with over £3.4 million worth of payments being issued in South Lanarkshire since 2019.  

MSP for Rutherglen, Clare Haughey, has welcomed the news that almost 170,000 nurses and healthcare workers in Scotland will receive a 5.5% salary increase this year, ensuring they have the best reward package in the UK.

Rutherglen MSP, Clare Haughey, has written to the new UK Labour Government’s Chancellor, ahead of the upcoming UK Budget – describing the “real apprehension and worry” that local residents have expressed to her about what it may have in store.

The MSP for Rutherglen Constituency, Clare Haughey, has warned that Labour’s broken election promise will see energy bills across Rutherglen and Cambuslang rise by an average of £149 from 1st October.

MSP for Rutherglen, Clare Haughey, has revealed figures from the Scottish Government show that South Lanarkshire Council are not only sitting on substantial financial reserves, but that they have increased dramatically over the past ten years – despite communities facing significant cuts to their services. 

MSP for Rutherglen, Clare Haughey has welcomed the news that Scotland’s teachers have accepted an enhanced pay offer, which will ensure that they continue to be the best paid in the UK.

MSP for Rutherglen Clare Haughey has called out local Labour MP, Michael Shanks, for voting with the UK Government in favour of cutting the Winter Fuel Payment, accusing the politician of putting “party before pensioners”.

Rutherglen MSP Clare Haughey has highlighted the importance of free prescriptions after the Trussell Trust, the UK’s biggest food bank network, this month warned that people across the UK have been forgoing their medication due to costs.

Rutherglen MSP, Clare Haughey, reports that she has been contacted by the Royal Bank of Scotland, who say that they will not close their Rutherglen Branch on the 24th September as originally planned. 

Labour and Liberal Democrat councillors have come in for a wave of criticism after voting to cut free school transport provision.