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Strengthening the Union

Proceeding contribution from Hugh Gaffney (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 23 July 2018. It occurred during Debate on Strengthening the Union.

The point is that had the Tories done what they said they were going to do when they came down here, we would have a different result.

Tory MSPs and their leader in Holyrood are just numbers for Nicola’s nationalists and their austerity agenda. And then there is the SNP, which has been in government for more than a decade. The problems faced by working people in Scotland lie squarely at the door of the SNP and the Tories. Look at the budget cuts to local government across Scotland—the impact of decisions made by the SNP Government in Holyrood. Look at the housing crisis facing Scottish families, with some 50,000 children living in poverty—the impact of decisions made by the SNP Government in Holyrood. Look at the fact that food bank use in Scotland is the

highest it has ever been—bad decisions taken by the Tories and made worse by the impact of decisions taken by the SNP Government in Holyrood.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
645 cc791-2 
Session
2017-19
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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