The SNP leader said the policy, brought in by the Tories in Westminster, is ‘indefensible’.
Scotland’s Deputy First Minister accused both Labour and the Tories of spreading an anti-migration rhetoric.
The Labour leader was unveiling the party’s campaign battle bus on Monday.
The party leader said the General Election was an ‘opportunity for change’.
The shadow Scottish secretary said any Scotland Office he ran would ‘be solely focused on delivering for the Scottish people’.
Leading party candidate Christine Jardine claimed state schools would suffer from the policy.
Writing in his regular column for the Record, Anas Sarwar says Labour will restore economic stability and growth to the country.
Tony Blair, the former Labour prime minister, said people were nervous of further constitutional change
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The Scottish Labour leader also declared his party will ‘never, ever privatise’ the health service.