SCOTTISH Labour has urged cross-party support for a proposed law protecting tenants through the current economic crisis.

The Scottish Parliament’s consultation on Labour MSP Pauline McNeill’s Fair Rents (Scotland) Bill closed this week.

The Bill, which among other measures would impose caps on private rent rises, was initially rejected by SNP and Tory members of the local government committee — but has been resurrected following pressure from the Govan Law Centre and housing activists.