Nicola Sturgeon has branded Alister Jack a "Governor-General" as the war-of-words between Holyrood and Westminster over gender reforms continues.
01.01.2023 - 08:21 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Nicola Sturgeon’s failure to deliver promised free school meals has been branded “unforgivable” in the wake of shocking hunger statistics. Foodbank the Trussell Trust has revealed the number of food parcels given out to kids has soared 77 per cent since 2017, and by 65 per cent overall.
Despite the crisis, the Scottish Government is yet to deliver on a pledge to extend free school meals to primary six and seven pupils, or to kickstart a pilot of free meals in secondaries. The Sunday Mail is backing a campaign demanding universal free school meals for all children.
Labour MSP Monica Lennon said: “Letting children and young people go hungry and undernourished is unforgivable. This is happening on the Scottish Government’s watch and the buck stops with Nicola Sturgeon.
“Breaking the promise to expand free school meals during a cost-of-living crisis is beyond cruel.”
Labour MSP Rhoda Grant is also planning a Members’ Bill demanding a statutory right to food in Scots law. She said: “There is no more time to delay.”
A Scottish Government spokesperson said: “We are doing everything we can to help households within the limited powers we have.
“The right to adequate food is a human right, essential to the realisation of other human rights, and we agree that it should be brought into Scots law, as far as possible within devolved competence.”
Nicola Sturgeon has branded Alister Jack a "Governor-General" as the war-of-words between Holyrood and Westminster over gender reforms continues.
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has refused to rule out blocking new controversial gender recognition laws passed by the Scottish Parliament.
New SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has opened up a split with Nicola Sturgeon on the controversial Cambo oil field plan.
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A former SNP health secretary has warned the Scottish Government not to impose a pay deal on nurses or risk making an NHS staffing crisis "10 times worse".
Lewis Capaldi was left shaking his head after one fan made a comment about him following his appearance on the BBC on Hogmanay.
The Scottish Government’s environmental record has been criticised after new figures showed recycling rates are lower than eight years ago.
Perth and Kinross Council’s SNP leader will write to Nicola Sturgeon “highlighting the massive real-terms cut to council funding” and its impact.
Nicola Sturgeon has urged Scots to consider how they can help others as the cost of living crisis has made "a very hard winter for many".
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Jeremy Clarkson is known for not giving any f**ks, but wow this latest diatribe about Meghan Markle is on another level.
British broadcaster Jeremy Clarkson is facing serious backlash for a column he penned about his hatred for Meghan Markle — with thousands of readers, several political figures and his even own daughter declaring he went too far.
Jeremy Clarkson has issued an apology after facing intense backlash following a bizarre rant about Meghan Markle. The presenter, 62, said in a column for The Sun that he “hated” the Duchess of Sussex more than serial killer Rose West and Nicola Sturgeon.
Nicola Sturgeon has hit out at Jeremy Clarkson over his "beyond the pale" comments about Meghan Markle in a newspaper column.