John Swinney has said voters will be able to judge him in 2031 if he misses the Government’s child poverty target, as he hinted he will not resign if he fails to achieve his key pledge.
Since taking office in 2024, the First Minister has made the eradication of child poverty his driving mission, but the Government remains well short of reducing the rate – which currently sits at 22% – to 10% by the end of the decade.
