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1.3 million children under five in poverty due to Tory welfare cuts
Boris Johnson must permanently extend the £20 Universal Credit uplift, and support the 1.3 million pushed into poverty by Tory cuts.
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Food and drink industry leader tears apart Tory Brexit sell-out
Industry leader James Withers tells MPs the UK “created history in being the only country ever to impose economic sanctions on itself”.
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Re-elect John Swinney for Perthshire North
Read the digital leaflet from John Swinney, the SNP’s Scottish Parliament election candidate for Perthshire North.
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Elect Siobhian Brown for Ayr
Read the digital leaflet from Siobhian Brown, the SNP’s Scottish Parliament election candidate for Ayr.
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Re-elect Clare Adamson for Motherwell and Wishaw
Read the digital leaflet from Clare Adamson, the SNP’s Holyrood candidate for Motherwell and Wishaw.
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Re-elect Jenny Gilruth for Mid Fife and Glenrothes
Read the digital leaflet from Jenny Gilruth, the SNP’s 2021 Holyrood candidate for Mid Fife and Glenrothes.
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Elect Rhuaraidh Fleming for North East Fife
Read the digital leaflet from Rhuaraidh Fleming, the SNP’s Scottish Parliament election candidate for North East Fife.
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Re-elect Stuart McMillan for Greenock and Inverclyde
Read the digital leaflet from Stuart McMillan, the SNP’s Scottish Parliament election candidate for Greenock and Inverclyde.
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Elect Kaukab Stewart for Glasgow Kelvin
Read the digital leaflet from Kaukab Stewart, the SNP’s Scottish Parliament election candidate for Glasgow Kelvin.
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Scottish Budget 2021: what it means for young people
Tackling child poverty, investing in education, delivering a green jobs revolution. Our Scottish Budget ensures Scotland is the best place to live, learn and grow up.
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This Budget seeks to build on the hope of a better future
Kate Forbes has delivered a Budget that provides funding for green jobs, paves the way for a stronger COVID recovery, and delivers extra funding to public services.
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We are well on track to meet vaccination targets
We’re continuing our roll-out of the vaccine in Scotland and are on track to meet, and even exceed our targets.
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The Tories should not fear this Bill if there is nothing to hide
Owen Thompson presented a Bill to tackle the wasteful, unaccountable and secretive culture of Tory cronyism.
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Johnson’s dither and delay costs lives and livelihoods
Families need urgent financial support now, such as making the Universal Credit uplift permanent, not more dither and delay from Boris Johnson.
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Special deal for Northern Ireland, extreme Tory Brexit for Scotland
The UK government has admitted to putting Scotland at a Brexit competitive disadvantage – despite Baroness Ruth Davidson and David Mundell saying this must never happen.
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Tory Brexit is depriving young people of vital opportunities
Tories have abandoned the Erasmus+ programme, which has benefitted students for generations.
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Boris Johnson is dragging Scotland to the no-deal cliff edge
Last year, Boris Johnson was saying he had an “oven-ready” deal and that chances of a no-deal Brexit were “a million to one”. Now, he’s actively planning for it.
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It’s for the people of Scotland to decide our future, not Boris Johnson
Nicola Sturgeon: “As an independent country, we can be decision-makers, partners, bridge-builders. We have a right, if a majority of us want it, to choose that future.”
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If Northern Ireland can have a special deal, why can’t Scotland?
The UK government are promising preferential EU access for Northern Ireland, while imposing the hardest of Brexits on Scotland.
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“I’ll be there with my sleeve rolled up getting vaccinated”
We must do all we can to tackle myths and misinformation around COVID vaccines – and take the opportunity to lead by example.
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COVID vaccine authorised and ready for supply in Scotland
Nicola Sturgeon: “It is without a shadow of a doubt the best news we have heard since this pandemic started all these months ago. Today is a genuinely good day.”
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Boris Johnson is missing in action
There are millions who still haven’t received a penny of UK government support. This has been an abject failure by a Prime Minister who’s missing in action.
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Free breakfast and lunch for every primary school pupil
While the Tories impose more austerity cuts, Scotland is taking bold and progressive steps to tackle child poverty.
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Tories clap for key workers and then freeze their wages
Rishi Sunak splurges £29m on a Festival of Brexit, while freezing public sector pay, turning his back on the world’s poorest, failing to invest in a proper recovery
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This is why the people of Scotland don’t trust the Tories
As Boris Johnson’s government attacks devolution, breaks international law and treats Scotland with contempt, is it any wonder that independence now has majority support?
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We all have a part to play in stopping the spread
Watch Nicola Sturgeon’s message to Scotland’s university students as we step up our collective efforts to beat COVID back.
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These jobs are viable and they must be saved
It’s not for Rishi Sunak to decide what businesses and jobs are “viable.” Jobs in hospitality, tourism, arts and culture must be saved.
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