The SNP will seek to focus on investing in the NHS over the coming week of General Election campaigning.
John Swinney has said the SNP will stand against the “twin threats” of austerity and privatisation, as his party campaigns on public services.
On Saturday, the First Minister visited several constituencies around Scotland as part of the SNP’s first national “day of action”.Mr Swinney said: “Ensuring the NHS remains in public hands will be one of the defining debates of this General Election – and the SNP will do whatever we can to protect Scotland from the creeping privatisation and cuts agenda supported by the Westminster parties.
“I am deeply alarmed at the language that is coming out of Westminster on the health service – and my pledge to the people of Scotland is that the Scottish Government and the SNP will play no part in it.” The SNP leader continued: “We want to see further investment in our NHS – but this won’t be achieved as long as we face the twin threats of Westminster privatisation and a commitment to double down on austerity from both Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer.
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