Alyn Smith
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 51 |
Web site | www.alynsmith.eu |
Date of birth | September 15,1973 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Born | Glasgow |
United Kingdom | |
Party | Scottish National Party |
Office | Member of the European Parliament |
Residence | Edinburgh |
United Kingdom | |
Job | Lawyer |
Politician | |
Education | University of Leeds |
College of Europe | |
Nottingham Law School | |
Official site | parliament.uk |
Position | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
Leader | Ian Blackford |
Previous position | Member of the European Parliament |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 459609 |
Alyn Smith Life story
Alyn Edward Smith is a Scottish politician. A member of the Scottish National Party, he was elected as the Member of Parliament for Stirling at the 2019 general election. He also served as a Member of the European Parliament for Scotland from 2004 to 2019.
MPs call for UK ban on two Chinese CCTV firms
... Among those backing the ban are former Conservative ministers David Davis MP, Lord Bethell, Steve Baker MP, and Damien Green MP; Labour peers Baroness Chakrabarti and Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws; SNP Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Alyn Smith; Green MP Caroline Lucas...
SNP chief Ian Blackford dismisses resignation rumours
... The article also said there had been tension between Mr Blackford and other senior MPs, including Mr McDonald and the party s foreign affairs spokesman Alyn Smith...
General election 2019: Ten lesser-known MPs to keep an eye on
... Alyn Smith - SNPNewly elected, he is nonetheless an experienced figure, having served in the European Parliament since 2004...
Scotland election results in 2019: SNP wins election landslide in Scotland
... SNP MEP Alyn Smith has won Stirling by Stephen Kerr of the Conservatives, but the Scottish Secretary, Alistair Jack held Dumfries and Galloway for the Tories...
SNP chief Ian Blackford dismisses resignation rumours
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford has denied rumours that he is considering quitting from The Post .
The Politico website had claimed the MP was considering his position due to infighting among The Party 's MPs.
Mr Blackford told Bbc Scotland there was " nothing in it".
Other SNP members came to the Ross, Skye and Lochaber MP's defence, with Stewart Mcdonald saying The Story had been " made up by people with the luxury of too much time on their hands. "
Mr Blackford took over as The Party 's Westminster leader in 2017 after Angus Robertson lost his seat in that year's general election.
Politico's said it had spoken to four party officials Who Said they believed his departure could come before May's council elections.
It said there had been a " weeks-long row" over statements Mr Blackford had made about, quoting an unnamed MP as describing his position as an " unforced error".
The article also said there had been tension between Mr Blackford and other senior MPs, including Mr McDonald and The Party 's Foreign Affairs spokesman Alyn Smith .
However both men have rejected The Story , with Mr McDonald tweeting that Politico " has been had".
The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.Mr Blackford himself told Bbc Scotland that it was " like silly season has arrived early".
He Said : " I have a good team, a strong team, We Are Getting On with The Job .
" I'll be doing that safe in The Knowledge that I have a group that's behind me and a government in Edinburgh that we work closely with.
" Let's Focus On The Day job of holding the government to account, dealing with The Crisis in Ukraine and delivering the Scottish Government 's manifesto commitments. "
Asked if MPs were restless about the lack of progress towards holding a fresh referendum on Scottish independence, Mr Blackford said The Party was " serious" about delivering a vote.
Source of news: bbc.com