Swinney: Eradicating child poverty ‘ever more difficult’ because of Labour

Eradicating child poverty is one of John Swinney’s defining missions in Government (Jeff Mitchell/PA) - (PA Wire)

John Swinney has pledged a “sustained focus” on child poverty in Scotland, as he insisted the action of Sir Keir Starmer’s Government will make that challenge “ever more difficult”.

The Scottish First Minister criticised the Labour administration over the impact welfare reforms will have on the poorest in the country.