West Dunbartonshire’s MP Martin Docherty-Hughes has criticised the Chancellor’s Spring Budget, stating that its measures will not benefit his constituents who have been hit hard by more than a decade of Westminster austerity.

Mr Docherty-Hughes said: "Ordinary families in West Dunbartonshire are struggling; worried about how to pay their bills amid rising rents, mortgages, and food prices."

The MP accused the UK government of prioritising tax cuts for the affluent while those earning lower and middle incomes shoulder the hardship.

He continued: "And yet the UK Government prioritises tax cuts for the well-off, while those on lower and middle incomes pay a heavy price."

He also attacked Labour's lack of an alternative, saying: "Worse still, the Labour party under Keir Starmer offers no alternative - wedded to the same UK austerity which slashes Scotland's budget and hurts our public services.

"Only a vote for the SNP can deliver real change and the choice of a better future with independence."