The SNP Westminster leader has urged Scots to back his party at next year’s election.

The foundations of the UK “can’t and won’t be fixed”, SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has said, as he pushed Scots to back his party next year in the hopes of securing an independence referendum.

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecast on Wednesday that growth in disposable income would drop from 3% in 2024-25 to just 0.25% by the end of the decade, owing to tax changes announced by Rachel Reeves in the Budget.

The Resolution Foundation think tank projected living standards will rise by the 2029 general election, but growth would be the second worst of any parliamentary term on record.

Mr Flynn has urged voters in Scotland to back his party in May in the hopes of securing a majority a

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