Kirsten Oswald
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Age | 51 |
| Date of birth | December 21,1972 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Dundee |
| United Kingdom | |
| Parents | Helen Oswald |
| Party | Scottish National Party |
| Job | Politician |
| Education | University of Glasgow |
| Carnoustie High School | |
| Official site | parliament.uk |
| Spous | Davinder Bedi |
| Position | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2019 | |
| Leader | Ian Blackford |
| Stephen Flynn | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 451378 |
Kirsten Oswald Life story
Kirsten Frances Oswald is a Scottish National Party politician first elected as the Member of the UK Parliament for East Renfrewshire in 2015; she was unseated at the 2017 snap election but subsequently re-elected at the 2019 election. She served as the deputy leader of the SNP parliamentary party from 2020 to 2022.
Murray Foote appointed as new SNP chief executive
... SNP business convener Kirsten Oswald MP welcomed his appointment...
Ministers accused of betrayal after animal welfare bill scrapped
... " Labour s shadow environment minister Alex Sobel said the government was " too weak to deliver its own legislation and it is animals who will suffer" while the SNP s Kirsten Oswald accused the government of " shilly-shallying"...
SNP to announce new leader within six weeks
... " SNP MP Kirsten Oswald has described the timetable for electing a new leader as " sensible"...
Blackford denies being pushed out by SNP MPs
... On Friday Kirsten Oswald confirmed she would step down as SNP Westminster deputy leader...
Tory MP Esther McVey says she won't back tax rises unless HS2 is axed
... Mr Raab rejected calls by the SNP s deputy Westminster leader Kirsten Oswald to apologise to families for the " financial crisis" caused by the mini-budget and the " worst inflation in 42 years"...
George Eustice advises shoppers to buy value brands
... " The SNP s Westminster deputy leader Kirsten Oswald said: " The remarks from a senior Tory government minister that families struggling with the Tory-made cost-of-living crisis should buy value brand products are utterly patronising and insulting...
Covid-19: No 10 says garden photo shows work meeting
... SNP deputy Westminster leader Kirsten Oswald called for a " judge-led inquiry" to determine what happened...
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross in job 'sleaze' row
... Blow the whistle on sleaze SNP Westminster Deputy Leader Kirsten Oswald MP said: " Triple-jobbing Douglas Ross is knee-deep in the Tory sleaze scandal...
Blackford denies being pushed out by SNP MPs
Ian Blackford has denied he was pushed out of his role as SNP Westminster leader.
Mr Blackford after weeks of speculation that some colleagues were plotting to replace him.
He told Bbc Scotland he took the decision to go but also claimed he would have been re-elected for The Role .
A new SNP leader will be selected at the Westminster group's AGM on Tuesday.
Only Alison Thewliss , the Glasgow Central MP, has been confirmed as standing So Far .
However, there has been widespread speculation that Aberdeen South MP Stephen Flynn will also enter The Race to be The Next Group Leader .
Asked on Bbc Scotland 's if he was pushed out, Mr Blackford said: " No I took the decision, I need to make sure my talents are used in The Right way to support the government and support the First Minister .
" I certainly take The View that if I had stood at the AGM that I still would have been the SNP's Westminster leader but I think now is The Right time to allow Other People to come forward. "
Mr Blackford, MP for for Ross, Skye and Lochaber, is taking on a new role for the SNP promoting independence to Scotland's business community.
Meanwhile, Ms Thewliss, the Glasgow Central SNP MP, said she was standing as she felt she had a " duty to step up".
She on Twitter that she would be a " clear contrast to the two men shouting at each [other] across the Despatch Box at PMQs on A Wednesday , illustrating The Alternative Vision On offer for Scotland".
On Friday Kirsten Oswald confirmed she would step down as SNP Westminster deputy leader.
The East Renfrewshire MP that it " seems sensible to me that a new leader and new deputy Pick Up the baton and they'll have my support to do that".
The New Westminster leader will be selected on Tuesday by the 44 MPs who currently hold the SNP whip.
It means the new leader will be in place to face Rishi Sunak at Prime Minister 's Questions The Next day.
SNP's referendum stanceMeanwhile, SNP president Mike Russell and former cabinet secretary for The Constitution has raised the prospect of the SNP using The Next Holyrood election as a " De Facto referendum" on independence.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said.
This followed the Supreme Court ruling that the Scottish Government does not have The Power to hold an actual referendum without the UK's government's consent.
But when asked by The Bbc if the " De Facto referendum" should be for The Next Westminster or Holyrood election, Mr Russell said " we need to look at both of those options very carefully".
Source of news: bbc.com
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