SCOTLAND’S SNP-Green government stands accused of abandoning pledges to tackle digital exclusion, according to Labour.

In its 2021 manifesto, the SNP said that digital poverty was holding back the poorest students and pledged £5 million a year in funding to ensure every child would have “a device to get online, including a free internet connection and the support to use it.”

But a freedom of information request made by the Labour Party has revealed that not only has the commitment not been met — but its funding has been ditched “as a result of budget pressures.”