John Swinney presses Labour to explain where £18bn cuts will come from

The First Minister of Scotland urged Sir Keir Starmer to ‘be open with voters and admit where the axe will fall’.

First Minister of Scotland John Swinney has urged Labour to explain where £18 billion in cuts predicted by the Institute for Fiscal Studies will come from.

Less money available for the NHS and schools, less money to tackle poverty, and less money to help families with the cost of living. He added: “That is vital money taken away from Scotland’s public services – meaning less money available for the NHS and schools, less money to tackle poverty, and less money to help families with the cost of living.

“You have already admitted that the Labour Party won’t reverse Tory welfare cuts, which are pushing thousands of Scottish children into poverty.

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