Absolutely unbelievable scenes in the Commons at #PMQs today. Sir Keir Starmer uses Tory leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch's own words to justify Labour's decision to cut the Winter Fuel Payment. Two sides of the same coin...

🧸 No child should have their potential curtailed by the material wealth of their family in a modern, prosperous society like Scotland. 📢 Eradicating child poverty is the greatest investment in our country’s future that we can possibly make.

Poverty is corrosive to humanity, strips away dignity and smothers hope. I am proud Scottish Government policies, including Scottish Child Payment, are estimated to be keeping 100k children out of poverty this year. But more could be done if Labour made key welfare changes at Westminster.

Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has confirmed @Scotgov remains committed to protecting, promoting and advancing human rights. Ahead of the introduction of a Human Rights Bill we will work with stakeholders and the UK Government to strengthen future legislation.

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I recall trying to amend Labour’s Housing Bill in the Scottish Parliament over 20 years ago to end ‘right to buy’ but then Labour Housing Minister Jackie Baillie and Wendy Alexander rejecting it. It took an SNP Government to scrap it to protect the supply of Council houses.

🥀 Labour austerity is just as damaging as Tory austerity. 📢 It cannot be right that Scots are paying the price for Westminster cruelty. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The SNP are clear that Scottish independence offers a different path – one where we can invest our money in Scotland’s priorities.

Did you know? The Scottish Government spends hundreds of millions of pounds protecting people in Scotland from Westminster's damaging welfare policies.

🌹🤝🌳 Remember Better Together? In Scottish Parliament this week, Labour and the Tories joined forces once again - to vote down an urgent call for the UK Government to scrap the Two-Child Cap. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 We're focused on eradicating child poverty, while Westminster austerity makes it worse.

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Any Labour MP voting in favour of these damaging cuts today will be admitting their loyalty is to their party and not the communities they promised to serve.

Grim to see every single Scottish Labour MP choosing party before their constituents at Westminster today. Labour have already betrayed the trust of the public and shown that their promise of change from the Tories was a blatant lie.

“There is palpable anger from the public that the Labour Party is choosing to balance the books on the backs of the poorest members of society. “George Osborne did it before - and Rachel Reeves is repeating the trick” Stephen Flynn MP on Labour’s winter fuel cuts to pensioners

Those tears will mean nothing to the pensioners left having to choose between eating or heating this winter.

First Minister John Swinney opened Ocean Winds’ new operations base in Buckie. The facility will service the Moray West offshore wind farm, supporting more than 60 jobs. This opening highlights the long-lasting, positive impact of offshore wind for our economy and communities.