STURGEON PLEA IN SNP RENT RISE ROW

Former FM lobbied against Scottish Government

- HANNAH RODGER

NICOLA Sturgeon lobbied the Scottish Government against its controversial decision to remove rent control protections for hundreds of thousands of tenants.

Documents obtained by the Sunday Mail show the former first minister was among five senior party figures who wrote to Housing Minister Paul McLennan about their concerns months before the cap on bill increases was abolished.

A terrified expectant mother was among members of the public who also contacted McLennan but her appeal fell on deaf ears with the policy being brought in on April 1.