EXCLUSIVE: The Labour PM said the new money for the health service should not be diverted by the Scottish Government.
Keir Starmer has demanded the SNP Government spend every penny of the extra NHS cash given to Holyrood on the country’s ailing health service. The Prime Minister said his tax-raising Budget had ended austerity and urged John Swinney to use a boost of over £1bn to cut waiting lists.
Starmer said: “There is no return to austerity under this Budget. For Scotland, I think the important thing now is to say, look, the Scottish Government has the powers, it’s now got the money because this is a very good Budget for Scotland. And therefore there are no more excuses for the SNP.” However, Starmer’s Government has faced criticism over the tax rise Budget, as well as the WFP cuts and the row over accepting free clothes from donors. A recent opinion poll for the Holyrood election saw Labour in freefall, with Starmer getting the blame.
“I want this Labour Government in Westminster to deliver for Scotland. I am convinced that we will be able to deliver most effectively if we have a Labour Government in Scotland working together in lock-step, rather than the conflict we have had certainly up until now with the Westminster Government.”
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