A Scottish Labour councillor has quit the party and joined the Conservatives over its "weak" stance on the Union and not standing up to the SNP.
07.10.2021 - 13:21 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Scottish Secretary Alister Jack ignored a plea to meet one of the country’s top anti-poverty groups to discuss the cuts to Universal Credit.
The Poverty Alliance said they did not get an acknowledgement after requesting a sit down with Boris Johnson’s Cabinet Minister.
SNP MSP Neil Gray said: "Millionaire Alister Jack has absolutely no experience of living in poverty.
“His callous disdain for those who will pay the biggest price for his Government’s obscene policy decisions is sickening.”
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The £20-a-week uplift to Universal Credit, which was introduced last March in response to the coronavirus pandemic, was scrapped on October 6 in a move that will affect thousands of people across Scotland and nearly 5.9 million across the UK in total - some 5.2 million households.
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More than 20,000 children across Scotland will be plunged into poverty because of the UK Government's "shameful" decision to cut Universal Credit, campaigners have warned.
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Scottish Conservatives, the Prime Minister congratulated the Scottish Tories on blunting Nicola Sturgeon’s ambitions for an SNP majority at the Scottish elections in May.To cheers at an evening reception, he said: “It is the first time I’ve been able to thank you all in person for the heroic act of depriving the SNP of the majority they so craved.”Johnson went on to launch an outspoken attack on the independence movement, claiming “ the gilt is coming off the gingerbread of the Scottish
road and overturning his boss's van in a field, has dodged jail.Ross Cochrane, 56, was over three times the legal limit on a Tuesday afternoon when the incident occurred on a country lane between Myothill Road and Karries Court, near Little Denny Reservoir, Stirlingshire.Falkirk Sheriff Court heard (on Thursday, September 30th) that about 12.15 pm a walker, named as Claire Jack, noticed a white Citroen Berlingo van coming "at speed" towards her along the lane.Prosecutor Sarah Smith said: "The
Malcolm Offord also described former First Minister Alex Salmond as a “brilliant” politician who had run a “very good administration”. Offord’s appointment yesterday led to accusations of cronyism due to his status as a Tory donor.
iOS - Android Wishaw MSP Clare Adamson said: “People are struggling even with the uplift. Yet the Scottish Tories have the temerity to defend this abominable cut."They are failing in a basic duty as MSPs to advocate for our most vulnerable constituents.