The Royal Prerogative allows the Prime Minister to assume powers once held by the monarch and exercise them without Parliamentary approval. Some of these powers include the power to make war, the power to revoke passports, the power to appoint civil servants and the power to sign international treaties. Jim believes the Government should not have these powers and that they should be passed to Parliament. Here he tries to persuade the Government to move in that direction.

Dundee West MP Jim McGovern and Scottish Parliamentary candidate Jill Shimi today took some time out from the hard-fought Scottish Parliament campaign to meet with Professor Jill Belch of Dundee University and to offer their support to her efforts to get more recognition for Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD).

Dundee West MP Jim McGovern today called for the abolition of Royal Prerogative powers and with them the removal of the monarch entirely from our political system.

Dundee West MP Jim McGovern today responded further to yesterday’s announcement of £300 million investment for Scottish railways whilst nothing was provided for the dilapidated Dundee railway Station.

Dundee West MP Jim McGovern today expressed his disappointment as Network Rail announced a £300 million investment into Scotland but once again Dundee and its railway station missed out for any new funding.