Jack McConnell
@LordMcConnell
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Member, UK House of Lords. Campaigning against global poverty and working for peace. Education. Knowledge. Music. Sports. First Minister of Scotland 2001/07.
Joined May 2012
I have written for @thetimes today on the children stolen by Russia from Ukraine. Ukraine’s stolen children must be central to any Trump deal https://t.co/kml74KGsm1
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The utter irony of Putin and Trump meeting soon in Budapest to jointly seal Ukraine’s fate should not be lost on anybody. This is the very same city where the US, the UK, and Russia came together 31 years ago to give Ukraine ironclad assurances that its territorial integrity
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As Co-Chair of the UK/Japan 21st Century Group, congratulations to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, first female PM of Japan. We wish you well and we look forward to working with you and your government to further enhance UK/Japan relations. @JAPANinUK @UKinJapan
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A Yezidi man cries as he meets his sister for the first time in 9 years after she was kidnapped by ISIS as a young girl. 7,000 Yezidi women were kidnapped by lSlS,2599 are still missing. No protests on Western universities! https://t.co/Gh7muYlxgr
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Pleased to join @JennyChapman & @LordMcConnell at an event with @MAGsaveslives, @TheHALOTrust & @LabourFPG to reflect on what it will take to tackle conflict globally. Mine action is about more than land – it’s about people, recovery & the UK’s responsibility to lead.
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Speaking about Afghan girls' access to education and opportunities, @LordMcConnell emotionally states that, "these girls matter, just as much as girls matter in the UK and anywhere else."
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Proud to have hosted this event with @TheHALOTrust & @LabourFPG at #LabourConference. Grateful to @JennyChapman & @LordMcConnell for joining us to highlight the vital contribution our work makes to 🇬🇧 policy 🌍
HALO will be at the #LabourConference on Sunday, hosting a reception with @MAGsaveslives and @LabourFPG on the role the UK and its partners can play in helping to address the global rise in conflict. 🪖 We face the highest number of active conflicts since #WWII. 🌍 2 billion
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Packed room for our fringe event at #LabourConference2025 with @LabourFPG on how the UK Aid cuts could reshape the UK's global influence with @JennyChapman @AliceMLabour @LordMcConnell @BambosMP @RESCUEorg @grabinowitz
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SIR MENZIES CAMPBELL #SALtogether Sad news today with passing of sprinter, Olympian, @scotathletics Honorary President Thoughts with family and friends 📷@AthleticsImages
@SALChiefExec @OvensDavid @ianbeattie1 @LordMcConnell @leslie_roy1 @sebcoe @BritAthletics @BASCSupporters
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What a team! An amazing effort that will keep 200 girls in Malawi in school where they belong. And thanks to the @thekiltwalk team for organising another amazing day 💕@LordMcConnell
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🤝 Want to support @LordMcConnell 's Kiltwalk & help keep girls in school? Every donation makes a difference - whether it's £5 or £120, you're investing in futures, families & communities. Donate now: https://t.co/sYEVmB39dP
#KiltwalkForGirls A 🏴 Kilt, A 🇲🇼 Dream
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Invest in a girl's future. With your support the McConnell International Foundation will help 200 girls in rural Malawi complete their secondary education and change their lives for good.
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The Foundation’s Malawi partner @WOLREC has just been honoured as the country’s best community-empowerment NGO. Our chair @LordMcConnell and the MIF team are proud to work with the amazing Maggie K Banda and her fantastic team 👏🏽🇲🇼
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Good luck to our Chancellor Lord Jack McConnell (@LordMcConnell) and the @McC_IF team as they take on this weekend's Edinburgh Kiltwalk (@thekiltwalk) They will be completing the challenge in support of the Foundation's Keep Girls in School scholarships initiative. Read more👇
The Foundation’s team for @thekiltwalk on 14 September is now 18 strong. You can support their efforts to keep girls in school here 🙏🏽 https://t.co/wY8bGxybcs
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Our @thekiltwalk team (14 and growing) is in training for their Big Stroll/Wee Wander. They are walking so girls in Malawi can stay in school, where they belong. You can support their efforts on our JustGiving team page. Thanks, and have a great weekend.
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Support our Edinburgh Kiltwalk 2025 team so that 200 girls in rural Malawi can complete 4 years of secondary school. Every pound we raise will pay schools fees, uniforms, stationery and extra tuition...
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We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Giles Havergal. He presided over one of the most celebrated periods in the theatre’s history. His passing poignantly coincided with the reopening of our theatre this weekend. Dominic Hill, pays tribute: https://t.co/dZvq3b6wz2
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Sad sad news. My friendship with George Reid predated Scottish devolution. His commitment to democracy, conflict prevention and humanitarian action, and of course to Scotland 🏴 was relentless. Love and sympathy to Daphne and family. Sir George Reid dies
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Sir George had a long career as a prominent journalist and SNP politician before becoming presiding officer in 2003.
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“If Trump approached the meeting… with a degree of strength... then Putin would get that message.” The strength of Trump’s demeanour will be “absolutely central” in his meeting with Putin, says former Labour first minister of Scotland, @LordMcConnell. @CalumAM | @Chloetilley
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In Cotabato with @LordMcConnell. Thank you Chief Minister, Chairman Murad, Chair Iqbal, BWC, MPs & civil society friends, for making the time. I am sad to say farewell to #BARMM, but confident that the future is bright. 🇬🇧 will continue to support the peace process. 🇬🇧🤝🇵🇭
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