Labour showing complete contempt for Scottish democracy
Labour is showing total contempt for the people of Scotland and for our Parliament, says the Scottish Greens constitutional spokesperson Patrick Harvie.
The comments come as Labour health secretary Wes Streeting has told LBC that regardless of how Scotland votes Labour will continue to oppose Scotland’s democratic right to decide our own future.
Patrick Harvie said:
“Labour is showing complete contempt for Scotland and our democracy. Scotland’s future isn’t up to Wes Streeting or Keir Starmer, it is up to the people who live here. That’s basic democracy and something Labour finds impossible to accept.
“It is vital that we return a pro-independence majority on May 7th, otherwise Labour, Tories and Reform will put up even more barriers and undermine our Parliament even more.
“The polls show that Scottish Labour couldn’t be further from power. That’s because people have seen what a Labour government looks like and they don’t like it. Even Anas Sarwar accepts that Starmer isn't fit for office.
“Wes Streeting and his colleagues have kept many of the cruellest Tory policies, implemented even more racist anti-migrant restrictions and armed Israel’s genocide against Gaza. It’s no wonder that so many are demanding better.
“Every vote for the Scottish Greens is a vote for an independent Scotland and for us to use those powers to build a fairer, greener and better future away from decades of Westminster failure.”
