SNP accuses Labour in Scotland of ‘distancing’ itself from Westminster party

The Westminster Government shrank the previously universal winter fuel payment scheme across England, Northern Ireland and Wales earlier this year (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Wire)

The SNP has accused Labour in Scotland of “distancing” itself from the Westminster party over winter fuel allowance cuts.

Stephen Gethins, the SNP MP for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry, asked Scottish Secretary Ian Murray whether his party’s message north of the border is that voters should elect Labour “to stop Labour”.