KATE Forbes has taken aim at Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer for the pair’s failure to mention Scotland once during a debate on ITV ...
KATE Forbes has taken aim at Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer for the pair’s failure to mention Scotland once during a debate on ITV.Speaking to reporters on the campaign trail, the Deputy First Minister said she watched the debate and that “it tells us everything we need to know about the next government”.
Asked specifically what she would have wanted to hear about Scotland from either leader, Forbes said her “biggest concern” was around public finances. “We already knew that there was about £18 billion worth of cuts coming down the line and if Labour, as they are suggesting, continue with the“And that’s precisely why we need SNP MPs to tell Labour to reject austerity, to properly fund our public services and ensure that the consequential funding coming to Scotland is adequate.”“We saw from the debate, Labour may make positive noises about Scotland, put them in power they generally forget about Scotland.
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