SNP branded 'Scrooge-like' after bid to 'feed weans this Christmas' in North Ayrshire fails

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An audacious bid by North Ayrshire Labour to raid the council reserves to help struggling families at Christmas have been resoundingly defeated.Councillor Nairn McDonald put forward a motion, condemning the “Scrooge-like' SNP for having no Wrap, Run and Fun holiday meal for children over the October break and Christmas holidays.A voucher replacement of £10 per week was offered to the mainland and £20 for the islands.

This, the Labour Councillor said, was a 50 per cent cut from what his administration gave during the pandemic.He argued in a motion at Wednesday’s full council meeting that earmarked reserves should be used to re-introduce the original sum provided.Councillor McDonald said: “I’m gobsmacked we can’t agree on feeding weans this Christmas.

Food prices are skyrocketing.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android.“In the last year vegetable oil and pasta have risen by 65 and 60 per cent respectively and bread is up by 25 percent.

This still pushes people into hunger and increases pressure on food larders and food banks.“I can’t fathom how the Tories and SNP opposition are unwilling to put their short sightedness to one side and use a relatively small proportion of their services to put some padding between families and devastation this Christmas."Under Labour kids were receiving £4 a day each, but now it is £2."“The choice is whether like Scrooge we seek