Scottish Labour urged to stand against Westminster cruelty
Anas Sarwar and his Scottish Labour colleagues have been urged to stand against the cruel welfare cuts being made by their Westminster counterparts.
Scottish Green Co-Leader Lorna Slater has urged Mr Sarwar to live up to his promise to end austerity and reject Keir Starmer’s decision to plunge vulnerable people into poverty.
Ms Slater said:
“Anas Sarwar promised an end to austerity, but the cuts being made by his Labour colleagues are the very definition of austerity.
“Social security in the UK is among the lowest in Europe. These cuts will cause great harm to disabled people in particular who rely on this financial support as a lifeline.
"There will be a severe humanitarian cost. It will mean people going hungry or being cut-off, trapped in their homes.
“Every Scottish Labour MSP represents constituents and communities who will suffer as a direct result.
“From cutting vital Winter Fuel Payments and plunging pensioners into fuel poverty to betraying WASPI women and from keeping the cruel two child cap to punishing disabled people, this is a Labour government that has shown it cannot be trusted to stand up for the communities they represent.
“There is a choice. By taxing the super wealthy we can raise billions of pounds for the services that people rely on.
“People in Scotland waited 14 long years to get rid of the Tories only to get a Labour government that is doubling down on their most punishing policies. I urge Anas Sarwar to live up to the promises he made during the election and to oppose these devastating cuts.”