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Sarwar accuses SNP of abandoning workers and socialism in favour of cronyism

ANAS SARWAR accused the SNP of abandoning workers and socialism in favour of cronyism as he addressed the Scottish Trades Union Congress in Dundee today.

The Scottish Labour leader made the remarks as he set out the party’s plans north of the border ahead of the coming general election.

Referring to the SNP-Green Scottish government’s recent decision to ditch £38 million of funding for its Fair Work in Social Care Scheme — a project aimed at improving pay, terms and conditions for some of Scotland’s lowest paid workers — he said: “The SNP decided to cut the fund, abandoning those workers.

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