Out in (sometimes) sunny Cambuslang today with the @rutherglenclp.bsky.social team sharing our community updates newsletter and picking up local issues! ☀️ ☔️

Street surgery in Blantyre, the difference a new park makes and why local elections in May matter:

Street surgery this week was in Bothwell - thanks to everyone who chatted about local issues on their doorstep. Sorry for mentioning the C word in this video btw. 🎄

The next chapter of the UK’s energy story is taking shape, with nowhere better placed to help deliver it than Aberdeen. It was an honour to visit Great British Energy's HQ with His Majesty the King. Watch for more 👇

Just today in Scotland: 📈 Highest child death rate in the UK 📈11% increase in drug deaths Yet the SNP choose to spend more of the Scottish Parliament’s time debating independence. Distracted and out of touch.

Aberdeen has long been at the heart of Britain’s energy story. It was an honour to attend the opening of ETZ Energy Works, the UK’s first low-carbon energy scale-up hub, with His Majesty the King joining us to celebrate the innovators powering Britain’s future.

Great to catch up with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi to discuss the UK's nuclear & fusion programmes and international security and safety. He plays a critical role in ensuring the IAEA remains at the forefront of international dialogue on the safe use of nuclear power.

As part of the conference it was great to spend time with our Ambassador to the UN and the UK delegation who were sharing their experiences of regulatory reform, skills, the SMR programme and much more.

At the IAEA General Conference, countries from around the world came together to strengthen cooperation on nuclear energy. I was in Vienna to champion the UK’s nuclear sector and work with international partners to deliver greater energy security, technology and skilled jobs.

Huge congratulations to @michaeljmarra.bsky.social - a fantastic win. As Michael said - Scotland has changed, now Scottish Labour has to change with it.

Beat the Street is back in South Lanarkshire - this time in Bothwell and Uddingston! I had great fun walking round some of the route with Bothwell Primary this afternoon. If you live in the area get a card and start collecting those points!

The UK 🇬🇧 and Canada 🇨🇦 are embracing a nuclear renaissance. Great to meet Canadian partners to discuss how we can work together to strengthen supply chains, support new nuclear projects and deliver good jobs and growth.

There is more to do and we need to move even faster and be even bolder on the action we take to get the grid into the shape it needs to be. This is how we strengthen our energy security and bring down bills for good.

Delivery matters. That is why we are working to halve the time it takes to build new transmission infrastructure and pushing forward reforms expected to save billpayers £5 billion.

For too long, investment failed to keep pace with the country’s needs. That has left vital projects facing delays and forced consumers to bear the cost when clean electricity cannot get to where it is needed.

A sobering reminder from the National Audit Office today that decades of underinvestment in our national grid has left Britain without the critical infrastructure we need. We are taking decisive action to speed up new infrastructure, and get more homegrown power onto the grid.

Earlier this week I welcomed UK and US industry leaders, investors and advanced nuclear organisations to discuss how we can strengthen collaboration on advanced nuclear technologies. The UK is open for business and ready to lead in advanced nuclear development.

Thanks to Fr Stephen and St Mark’s for throwing open their doors for Lanarkshire Doors Open Day today. Always great to see behind the scenes of interesting places in the constituency!

From harnessing the power of the Sun to advanced robotics, the UK Atomic Energy Authority's Culham campus shows what British science can achieve. I’ll be taking what I’ve seen here to the Global Fusion Policy Summit, as we work with international partners to turn that potential into reality.