The Scottish government will mitigate the "pernicious" two-child cap on benefits north of the border, Finance Secretary Shona Robison has vowed. Setting out her draft Budget at Holyrood, she said SNP ministers would aim to provide funding to affected families by 2026.

Scotland’s government plans to remove a limit on child benefits, a high-profile move by the ruling Scottish National Party to challenge a controversial policy that the Labour Party kept after its huge UK election victory this year.