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Labour pledge to end homelessness in Scotland in a decade
Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard said the party will invest £10bn in new council and social homes
A homeless man in Edingburgh

A LABOUR government will fund the building of 120,000 new council and social homes in Scotland in a bid to end homelessness, Richard Leonard announced today.

Scottish Labour leader Mr Leonard said the party would invest £10 billion from a new national transformation fund to finance the mass building drive.

Speaking at the launch of Scottish Labour’s election campaign in Glasgow, Mr Leonard said: “Labour will tackle Scotland’s housing crisis, we will provide a home for everyone and we will end homelessness once and for all in Scotland.

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