A SCOTTISH Labour MP has been accused of hypocrisy after he backed the UK Government's welfare reforms - despite warning Scottish independence would cause benefit cuts.
Blair McDougall was one of five Scottish Labour MPs who signed a letter saying the UK Government's proposed reforms were “truly progressive” — just days after it was reported that the Government wants to cut £6billion from the benefits bill.
McDougall, who led the Better Together campaign in 2014, said social security payments to disabled people would be under threat unless Scotland voted against independence.
A Better Together paper said: "By saying no thanks to separation we can make sure that we protect the most vulnerable in our society from the massive cuts that would have to happen in a separate Scotland."
The East Renfrewshire MP also wrote on his blog in 2017: “Leaving the UK means cutting upwards of £9billion from public services, welfare ...
Blair McDougall was one of five Scottish Labour MPs who signed a letter saying the UK Government's proposed reforms were “truly progressive” — just days after it was reported that the Government wants to cut £6billion from the benefits bill.
McDougall, who led the Better Together campaign in 2014, said social security payments to disabled people would be under threat unless Scotland voted against independence.
A Better Together paper said: "By saying no thanks to separation we can make sure that we protect the most vulnerable in our society from the massive cuts that would have to happen in a separate Scotland."
The East Renfrewshire MP also wrote on his blog in 2017: “Leaving the UK means cutting upwards of £9billion from public services, welfare ...
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