THE First Minister slammed Keir Starmer’s first 100 days in office at First Minister’s Questions on Thursday.
John Swinney was fielding a question from Scottish Labour MSP Paul O’Kane about fair work and worker’s rights in Scotland.
He asked: “When is this government going to make good on their fair work promises? And in the spirit of new partnership, what work has the government done with the new Labour Government to ensure the implementation of these workers' rights here in Scotland?”
Swinney (below) said that these issues have already been discussed between Scotland’s Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner.
He also mentioned Friday's first council of nations and regions meeting in Edinburgh, which was labelled “an insult” by the SNP, after it was revealed no Scottish representatives other than John Swinney would be in attendance.
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The First Minister then highlighted how the Labour MSP mentioned the first 100 days of the new Labour Government.
“I think it’s important, for completeness, that we talk about all the things that have happened in the 100 days,” he said.
“Because in the 100 days we've had the cut to Winter Fuel Payments for pensioners which nobody expected to come from a Labour Government – that was prepared to protect the rich and punish the poor.”
Swinney then asked: “What on earth has the Labour Party been up to in its first 100 days in office?”
It comes as a new study by charity Age Scotland found the majority of Scottish pensioners will be left in poverty as a result of the UK Government's “scandalous decision” to drastically cut the eligibility of the Winter Fuel Payment.
On Tuesday, Holyrood voted overwhelmingly that the UK Government should reverse the cut, Richard Leonard and Alex Rowley rebelled and were the only Scottish Labour MSPs to vote in favour of the motion.
