GLASGOW has been starved of cash by governments at Holyrood and Westminster adding to inequality and poverty according to Jeremy Corbyn.

The Labour leader made a number of visits in the city culminating with a rally at Drygate Brewery in the east end.

In an interview with the Evening Times he said he wanted a Labour Government to invest in local services, communities and in the organisations that are helping the most vulnerable in society.

He answered questions on low wages, unemployment, poverty and homelessness and how he would tackle the long running issues that affect many in Glasgow if he were Prime Minister.

He said inequality was the result of under investment and pointed to both Holyrood and Westminster for funding decisions that reduce the cash available to the city council.

He said: “Glasgow is a growing economy a growing city but it does have areas of very bad housing and enormous levels of inequality. And that is partly through inefficient funding of local authorities from Scottish Government as well as the problem of underfunding of Scotland from the UK government.”

The Labour leader met staff at the Social Bite café in the city centre, where profits are invested in schemes to help homeless people get their lives back.

Mr Corbyn said ventures like Social Bite and other charities working in the city need more backing and councils need to be funded sufficiently to all0w them to do more too.

He said: “I would want to give more support o organisations like this but crucially it’s about move-on accommodation. Hostel accommodation short term accommodation is obviously necessary and at least it gives them a roof over their head but unless there is move-on accommodation by local authorities then the hostel accommodation gets full up and there’s no way forward.”

He said he gives money to beggars even though he doesn’t think it is a solution to their problems.

Speaking in the Social Bite café he said: “’I don’t think it solves the problem I don’t think begging is a solution but I’m a human being just like everybody else and I meet people on the streets of my own constituency and other places who have been through the most incredible hardships in their lives and I talk to them and urge them to get help and support and also support worthwhile causes. “Social Bite is a worthwhile cause, Simon Community is, Crisis is, Shelter is, all of those.

“Just because somebody is homeless doesn’t mean they can’t make a massive contribution.”

He said Glasgow needs greater investment if it is to deal with long term inter-generational unemployment and said any Government led by him would help those on low incomes and those looking for work.

Mr Corbyn said: “Firstly for those in work a £10 an hour living wage would make a massive difference and it would save some money on in-work benefits.

“Above all it would deal with the persistent problem of in work poverty. Indeed in many places across the UK as well as in Glasgow in some cases the majority of people using foodbanks are people in work rather than people that are unemployed.

“In Glasgow there’s been a persistent issue of poverty of short life expectancy and of inter-generational poverty in families.

“What we would do is invest far more on all parts of the UK through a National Investment Bank and a Scottish Investment Bank would give at least £20bn in capital in Scotland which would, yes, be in infrastructure but would also be support for new industry and new development particularly in skills based industry.”