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SCOTTISH Labour leadership candidate Monica Lennon has unveiled a plan to end child poverty within a decade as she ramps up her campaign for the party’s top job.
The Central Scotland MSP, who would lead the party at Holyrood if elected, said that years of unfulfilled promises from the SNP government have left too many young people suffering.
Outlining her plan in a column in today’s Daily Record, Ms Lennon proposed an increase in the child payment to £30 a week, extra financial support for councils and the provision of an “affordable” home for all.
The MSP also pledged to ensure that no child was disadvantaged by the benefit cap or “rape clause.”