Launching his party's general election manifesto, the SNP leader promised to fight against cuts to public spending.
John Swinney has pledged all SNP MPs returned at the general election will fight to remove the "deeply damaging" two-child cap on benefits.
The SNP is trailing Labour in the polls amid predictions it stands to lose multiple seats across the central belt. "I have made clear the focus of my Government will be to eradicate child poverty," he said. "The two-child benefit cap makes things worse. The party pledged to deliver a "new child poverty strategy" but made no specific commitment to abolish the two-child cap on benefits.
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