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John Cooper MP
@JohnCooperDG
Member of Parliament for Dumfries & Galloway. Casework: john.cooper.mp@parliament.uk
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The loss of the Gentex factory would be a horrific blow.
ICYMI: Stranraer cannot afford to lose another major employer.
Last week, I pressed the First Minister on the proposed closure of the Gentex facility, which puts 110 highly skilled local jobs at risk.
I called for urgent action to support affected workers, protect local employment and ensure that Stranraer is not left to suffer another significant economic setback.
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This cack-handed ‘reform’ of councils has disaster written all over it. It’s already causing serious concern in D&G with little evidence of this ‘extensive engagement’. And no surprise the union view has been sought before the public - the people who pay the bills!
Had an SNP gowk on here claiming Scotland has no need of defence spending as we’re well-liked and ‘the neighbours will look after us’.
That’d been Ireland’s stance for decades.
How is it panning out for them?
That’d been Ireland’s stance for decades.
How is it panning out for them?
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Delighted to have backed the Defence Medical Welfare Service bid to secure Operation Valour funding.
Great news for the many veterans in D&G.
Great news for the many veterans in D&G.
NEWS: New veteran support centre confirmed for Scotland 📣
An estimated one million veterans and their families in the UK will benefit from easier access to local services, thanks to the VALOUR network expanding.
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