The SNP government was dealt a double blow at Holyrood, as MSPs supported a different resolution demanding that the government rescind its decision to reinstate peak ScotRail fares.
Following First Minister John Swinney’s first Programme for Government rolling back a previous vow to universal free school meals, opposition lawmakers banded together to take on the SNP.
All P1–P5 students currently receive free school meals. Next, students in P6 and P7 who get the Scottish Child Payment will be included to the benefit.
The 2021 SNP manifesto’s promise of a nationwide deployment will no longer be fulfilled due to budgetary constraints.
The Scottish government is under no obligation to act even if it loses the vote on Wednesday; earlier, Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes hinted that no changes would be made based on the result of the referendum.
The Scottish Conservatives led the argument. The first minister, according to MSP Liam Kerr, has betrayed the SNP’s pledge.
