Labour would boost Scottish businesses with public contracts plan, vows Reeves
22/07/2021, 12:05 am
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the Labour Party want more public contracts to be awarded in Scotland so more goods can be made and sold in Britain (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
A Labour government at Westminster would “buy, make and sell more in Scotland”, shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said ahead of her first visit north of the border since taking up the role.
An economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic should focus on awarding more public contracts to British businesses, Ms Reeves said.
Labour has set out plans to use social and environmental clauses in public contracts to raise standards, similar to the approach of countries such as France and the United States.