The move by the Greens leaves First Minister John Swinney with almost no room to manoeuvre
SNP plans for a national care service appear dead after the Scottish Greens voted to withdraw support for the Bill. Party members called for the proposals to be “radically” scaled back over concerns by trade unions and councils.
Local authorities and trade unions have walked away from the Bill and parliamentary support is hanging by a thread. At the party’s conference in Greenock, members overwhelmingly voted to withdraw support for the SNP Bill in its current form. MSP Gillian Mackay said: “The National Care Service Bill is not fit for purpose and has lost the support of trade unions and other key stakeholders.
"The government must radically rethink and reduce the scope of this Bill. That means focusing on increasing support and rights to those providing care, including unpaid carers. Without that fundamental change and shift in focus we cannot support it.”
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