SNP Calls Out Threat to Child Poverty Alleviation
Graeme has warned that Anas Sarwar’s New Year pledge to cut spending on tackling child poverty would be “devastating” for children and families in Angus and across Scotland.
In a speech on Monday 6th January, Mr Sarwar set out that if Labour were in power in Scotland they would immediately seek to cut spending on Social Security support payments.
This includes the vital Scottish Child Payment – part of the SNP’s policy programme which is driving down poverty levels across Scotland.
This approach from Mr Sarwar mirrors that of his London boss Sir Keir Starmer, who as Prime Minister has chosen to maintain the two child benefit cap – a cruel poverty-inducing policy which the SNP has committed to scrapping in Scotland.
Labour's Anas Sarwar would rein in benefits spending such as Scottish Child Payment under 'new direction', via @mrdavidbol https://t.co/xPsdhlGCb8
— The Scotsman (@TheScotsman) January 6, 2025
Its seems that 2025 will see Scottish Labour double down on their shift away from the party’s supposed fundamental values and on their trajectory of shameless U-turns.
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Anas Sarwar is now imitating the Tories in his rhetoric around vital social security measures introduced by this SNP Scottish Government.
The Scottish Child Payment alone has repeatedly been described as game-changing by those charities and other organisations on the frontline of the fight against child poverty.
Scottish Labour are making it clear that they cannot be trusted with Scotland’s devolved welfare system, and it is key that the SNP government’s budget is now passed to ensure progress continues.
