Scots can't risk third decade of SNP mismanagement

Last Friday was exactly a year since the general election when the Scottish people decided to elect a Labour government - and every day since I and my 36 Scottish Labour MP colleagues have been at the heart of a Labour government delivering a better deal for Scotland, despite of SNP Scottish Government mismanagement.

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The UK Labour government comprehensively ended austerity with billions of pounds more for public services in Scotland including a record settlement for the Scottish Government budget, at £50 billion, with at least £14 billion of extra funding since Labour came to office.

After the Tories crashed the economy Labour got the public finances back on a secure footing and the result of that stability was four interest rate cuts in a row meaning cheaper mortgages for many Scots.

The minimum wage got a record boost meaning a pay rise for 200,000 of the lowest paid, worth up to £1,400 per year for some workers.