Shirley-Anne Somerville, an SNP Cabinet Secretary, expresses hope for improved relations with the Scottish Government on welfare if Labour wins the general election. Both parties share a common purpose in tackling poverty after years of tension with the Tories.
An SNP Cabinet Secretary hopes a Labour general election win will “reset” relations with the Scottish Government on welfare. Shirley-Anne Somerville talked up both parties having a “common purpose” on tackling poverty after 15 years of tension with the Tories . The Scottish and UK governments have repeatedly clashed over Tory support for the bedroom tax , the rape clause and Universal Credit cuts.
First Minister Humza Yousaf has declared Labour will win the election and Somerville, his social justice chief, has said she is keen to work with a new Government. In an interview with the Record, the 49 year old said: “The FM wrote to Keir Starmer, I think it was in January, to actually ask to work together, and poverty was one of the areas where we could genuinely work together with common purpose.” She said: “It takes two to have that reset and certainly I think from the Scottish Government's perspective, we are absolutely willing and able to be able to do tha
SNP Cabinet Secretary Labour General Election Welfare Poverty Tension Tories Scottish Government UK Government Bedroom Tax Rape Clause Universal Credit Cuts First Minister Social Justice Keir Starmer
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