Scotland going ‘backwards’ after almost 20 years of SNP rule, Alexander to claim

Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander will turn his fire on the SNP in a speech to the Labour conference on Sunday (James Manning/PA) - (PA Wire)

Scotland has gone “backwards” after almost two decades of the SNP in power at Holyrood, Labour’s Scottish Secretary is to claim.

Douglas Alexander will use a speech to the UK Labour conference on Sunday to attack John Swinney’s party, arguing public services “are worse, not better”.