As Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar gloated about his party creating and rescuing the NHS at First Minister's Questions, Swinney accused him of making"hollow" statements as he pointed out shadow health secretary Wes Streeting's pledgesSarwar attempted to take the First Minister to task on NHS waiting times which have hit a record high in Scotland.
"In relation to that austerity programe, Rachel Reeves has indicated that the Labour Party, if its elected, will not increase income tax, or national insurance or corporation tax or VAT, and that its accepted very strict borrowing limits within very strict fiscal rules and very strict tax rules and squeezed spending budgets."If that wasn’t bad enough, Wes Streeting said yesterday that he will hold the door wide open for the private sector in the NHS.
The SNP did not back a Labour motion which successfully pushed for the sanctions, but voted for their amendment which questioned the fairness of Matheson’s hearing.
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