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A very very short search

RobertBy Robert15th August 202341 Views2 Mins Read Westminster
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Labour leader Keir Starmer suggested  it would take a “very long search to find divisions within Labour.”

Well, it turns out we only had to do a “very, very short search” to reveal five ongoing internal policy battles between Keir Starmer and the Scottish branch office.


A Labour government would support the Two-Child Cap and Rape Clause.

Scottish Labour will always oppose the heinous two-child benefit cap and rape clause.

It’s not acceptable in Scotland or any part of the UK, and @UKLabour party policy must always reflect this. @labpolicyforum https://t.co/i6YsiSwt2a

— Monica Lennon MSP (@MonicaLennon7) July 17, 2023

Michael Shanks: “It’s a heinous policy.”
Jackie Baillie: “The cap reminds me of Communist China’s morally abhorrent one-child policy”.


A Labour government’s refusal to rule out supporting the Bedroom Tax.

A Labour government will end austerity in the UK:
☑ Abolish the bedroom tax
☑ Real living wage of £10/hour
☑ Stop SNP and Tory cuts pic.twitter.com/r9JUSJBUHP

— Scottish Labour (@ScottishLabour) May 15, 2017

Anas Sarwar: “If we were in power tomorrow, we would abolish the Bedroom Tax”.


A Labour government would ditch its promise to scrap tuition fees.

Anas Sarwar: “Vince Cable should have done the honourable thing and resigned over tuition fees”.
Labour students: “We urge Keir Starmer to listen to the voice of students and keep his word. Anything less will be seen by young people as a massive betrayal of our futures”.

Labour ‘betrays millions of young people’ after dropping pledge to abolish university tuition fees https://t.co/ApGTKmdObH

— Morning Star (@M_Star_Online) May 3, 2023

Labour support Brexit and have confirmed there is no prospect of rejoining the European Union and single market under a Labour government.

Michael Shanks: “[Labour] has a bankrupt approach to our membership of the EU and is complacent about the impact it will have on the poorest people across the UK”.


A Labour government would support Trident nuclear weapons being housed in Scotland.

Clare Baker: “Trident renewal being the wrong choice at the wrong time. But beyond that there was also a strong, fundamental argument against nuclear weapons.”
Katy Clark: “The majority of people in Scotland have consistently opposed Trident.”

And a choice between abolishing Trident and wasting millions on outdated solutions #Katyfordeputy pic.twitter.com/1o8CqKkZ8q

— Katy Clark (@KatySClark) November 28, 2014

Starmer must think voters in Scotland are buttoned up the back.

Labour is engulfed in division and disharmony following his countless U-turns to mimic Tory policy.

The real question for Sir Keir Starmer is, if his own candidate in this by-election, and his Labour colleagues in Scotland, can’t even support his pro-austerity policies, then why should voters in Scotland?

In the upcoming by-election, the people of Rutherglen and Hamilton West deserve an MP who will do everything they can to help them through these tough times.

Every vote for the SNP will send a message that only the powers of independence will deliver the change Scotland needs.

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