INDEPENDENCE is needed to tackle the gap between rich and poor, according to Nicola Sturgeon.
The Deputy First Minister is speaking at an Oxfam debate in Glasgow today on poverty.
She said: 'Successive Westminster governments have failed us on poverty. The gap between rich and poor continues to grow wider and wider as the poorest in society are hit hardest by Westminster cuts.
'A Yes vote is the key to tackling poverty in Scotland. With independence, we can bring about real and lasting change.
'Instead of up to 100,000 more children being pushed into poverty by Tory austerity, we can transform childcare to benefit 240,000 children and their families."
She said the increase in food bank use as a result of Westminster cuts is not only down to benefit cuts but people in work unable to cope with the rising cost of living.
Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party, Anas Sarwar, Labour's Equalities spokeswoman Jackie Baillie and Green MSP, Patrick Harvie, are among the speakers at the debate.
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