John Swinney promises to push again for independence and protect the NHS from privatisation ‘danger’
Labour’s refusal to scrap the two-child benefit cap
But it is a weakened version of the plan for greater devolution proposed by former Labour prime minister Gordon Brown, who wanted to replace the Lords with an assembly of nations and regions.The SNP has vowed to “stand against” any cuts to public services imposed by the next UK Government, as Mr Swinney accused Labour of following the Conservatives’ austerity agenda with strict limits on public spending.
Starmer has described the decision to keep the cap as a “tough decision”, but said he could not make any unfunded promises.The SNP has pledged to push a “Keep the NHS in Public Hands Bill” at Westminster, having accused Labour of joining the Conservatives in planning greater privatisation. The SNP said it wanted to see devolution of windfall tax powers to Scotland. But it is opposed to Labour’s plans to increase a windfall tax on the oil and gas sector to 78 per cent and extend it until 2029.
Westminster will be pushed to reverse a £1.3bn cut to the Scottish government’s capital budget to help tackle the “housing emergency” north of the border.
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