I made my first speech in Parliament since stepping down as First Minister.
It was also my first speech ever as a backbench MSP – even in opposition, I was always on my party’s frontbench.
However, the change in my perspective on politics over the past few months is much more fundamental than that. Two of my proudest achievements as First Minster relate to tackling child poverty – the £25 per child per week Scottish Child Payment, which is unique in the UK, and the doubling of early yearsI was pleased to see these feature strongly in Humza’s statement.
And the other was the need to stay laser focused on delivering The Promise to our care experienced young people. Much of the attention around The Promise is on improving the lives of young people in care – and that is vitally important. But The Promise was also about supporting families better so that fewer young people need to go into care in the first place.
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