Commenting after the Scottish Government announced it is rewriting plans for a new Monklands Hospital, Scottish Labour Health spokesperson Jackie Baillie said “The people of Lanarkshire and the hardworking NHS staff will be bitterly disappointed with this announcement.

“This is not a reset – it’s a complete halt.

“It has taken the SNP just seven weeks to start ditching manifesto promises.

“At best, the SNP was economical with the truth and made promises they had no budget to deliver.

“The SNP needs to start being honest with the public and set out clear timescales for delivering this badly needed hospital.”

SNP 2026 Manifesto: “Work is already well underway on major capital projects including replacements for University Hospital Monklands” https://www.snp.org/manifesto/