Angus MacNeil
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Age | 53 |
| Date of birth | July 21,1970 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Barra |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Jane MacNeil |
| Party | Scottish National Party |
| Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Job | Teacher |
| Spokesperson | |
| Civil engineer | |
| Official site | parliament.uk |
| Position | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2005 | |
| Education | University of Strathclyde |
| Major | 2,438 |
| Books | HC 692 - Future of Carbon Capture and Storage in the UK |
| Profess | Civil Engineer, reporter, teacher |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 403788 |
Angus MacNeil Life story
Angus Brendan MacNeil is a Scottish politician serving as the independent Member of Parliament for Na h-Eileanan an Iar covering the Outer Hebrides. He was elected as the Scottish National Party candidate in 2005.
MP Lisa Cameron defected to Tories in tantrum, says SNP president
... Dismissing concerns Meanwhile, Mr Russell said Western Isles MP Angus Macneil should also stand down for a by-election to be held...
Energy firms holding £8. 1bn of customers' money
... Companies can hold onto those overpayments, but MP Angus Macneil accused them of holding " too much money" and " sitting on a nest egg"...
MPs call for energy bill help to stave off winter crisis
... Angus Macneil, the chair of the committee, said: " The nights are now drawing in and many of our most vulnerable people will be haunted by harrowing memories of the relentless sacrifices they were forced into last year, just to keep their heads above water in the face of exorbitant energy costs...
Angus MacNeil: SNP MP announces expulsion from party after chief whip row
...By George WrightBBC NewsMP Angus Macneil has announced he has been expelled from the SNP after he was suspended from its Westminster group last month...
Extra energy bill scheme was 'staggering failure', says MP
... MP Angus Macneil said the government should reopen the scheme, saying it had " missed the most vulnerable"...
Calls for Nicola Sturgeon to be suspended from SNP following arrest
... SNP MP Angus Macneil joined opposition parties in calling for Ms Sturgeon to be suspended from the party - saying " this soap-opera has gone far enough"...
UK plays down Brexit link in US steel tariff row
... " She was answering a question from the SNP MP and chair of the International Trade Committee, Angus Macneil, who said: " Does she welcome America keeping control? " - a reference to the Brexiteer slogan that Brexit would allow the UK to " Take Back Control"...
The SNP MSP, says election win, could the independence of mandate'
... they include SNP MP Angus Macneil and Inverclyde councillor Chris McEleny, who have argued that the party to win a majority of Scottish seats in an election would be enough for independence in the forthcoming negotiations with the British government...
Calls for Nicola Sturgeon to be suspended from SNP following arrest
Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf is facing calls to suspend his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon from the Scottish National Party After Her arrest on Sunday.
Ms Sturgeon was questioned by police and released without charge as part of an investigation into the SNP's funding and finances.
The former party leader said she was " innocent of any wrongdoing".
An SNP spokesman said The Party was co-operating fully with The Investigation .
The Force has been investigating for The Past two years What Happened to £660,000 of donations given to the SNP by independence activists for use in a future independence referendum campaign.
SNP MP Angus Macneil joined opposition parties in calling for Ms Sturgeon to be suspended from The Party - Saying " this soap-opera has gone far enough".
" Nicola Sturgeon suspended others from the SNP for an awful lot less, " Mr MacNeil tweeted.
Scottish Conservatives chairman Craig Hoy said Mr Yousaf must " now show some leadership and suspend his predecessor from the SNP".
Ms Sturgeon was taken into custody and questioned by detectives at a Police Station after she attended voluntarily shortly after 10:00 on Sunday.
Officers had up to 12 Hours from The Time Ms Sturgeon was arrested before they had to decide whether to charge her with A Crime or release her while their enquiries continue.
She was released from custody at about 17:25 on the same Day - Well before the deadline expired and just over seven hours since her arrest.
Police said a report would be sent to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.
The former First Minister shortly after police confirmed her release.
She Said : " To find myself in The Situation I did today when I Am certain I have committed No Offence is both a shock and deeply distressing.
" I know that this ongoing investigation is difficult for people, and I Am grateful that so many continue to show faith in me and appreciate that I would never do anything to harm either the SNP or the country. "
She went on: " Innocence is not just a presumption I Am entitled to in law. I know beyond doubt that I Am in fact innocent of any wrongdoing. "
It Follows the arrest of her husband, former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell , on 5 April by officers who searched the couple's home in Glasgow as part of their Operation Branchform probe.
The SNP's headquarters in Edinburgh were searched on the same Day and a luxury motorhome valued at about £110,000 was also seized by police from outside the home of Mr Murrell's mother in Dunfermline.
Almost Two Weeks later, The Party 's treasurer Colin Beattie was arrested.
Both men were released pending further investigations, with Mr Beattie resigning as treasurer a Short Time later.
The arrest of the former First Minister had been widely expected as she was one of the three signatories on the SNP's accounts alongside Mr Murrell and Mr Beattie - although there was no indication of when it was going to happen.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
Angus MacNeil Photos
