The SNP said it was 'shameful' that the new UK Government 'has made the political choice to push thousands of Scottish children into poverty'.
The SNP said it was "shameful" that the new UK Government "has made the political choice to push thousands of Scottish children into poverty".
He said: "Keir Starmer has failed his first test in government. This timid legislative programme is a missed opportunity that failed to deliver the change that people in Scotland were promised. "Scrapping the cap is the bare minimum required. Substantial action is needed to eradicate child poverty, which is why SNP MPs are also pressing the Labour government to match the Scottish Child Payment by raising the child element of Universal Credit by £26.70 per child per week.
He said: “This transformative legislative agenda will change lives for working people across the country and is just the beginning of the change that a Labour Government will deliver.
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