e lection ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁party ▁was ▁looking ▁for ▁local ▁election ▁candidates . ▁The w l iss ▁agreed ▁to ▁stand ▁for ▁the ▁Cal ton ▁w ard ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Glasgow ▁City ▁Council ▁election ▁which ▁used ▁a ▁new ▁multi - member ▁w ard ▁system , ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 9 ▁SN P ▁candidates ▁who ▁gained ▁seats ▁previously ▁held ▁by ▁Scottish ▁Labour ▁coun c ill ors ▁under ▁the ▁previous ▁single - member ▁system . ▁She ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁but ▁stood ▁down ▁as ▁a ▁coun c ill or ▁after ▁being ▁elected ▁as ▁MP ▁for ▁Glasgow ▁Central ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁Parliament ary ▁career ▁ ▁Tax ▁cred its ▁and ▁the ▁" ra pe ▁clause " ▁The w l iss ▁has ▁campaign ed ▁on ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁government ' s ▁re vised ▁tax ▁credit ▁policy ▁restrict ing ▁new ▁claim ants ▁to ▁two ▁children ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁a ▁policy ▁which ▁was ▁introduced ▁by ▁then ▁ch an cell or ▁George ▁Os bor ne ▁in ▁his ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁budget . ▁She ▁said ▁shortly ▁afterwards ▁that ▁the ▁budget ▁measure ▁was ▁" in cred ibly ▁dist aste ful " ▁as ▁women ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁R aped ▁would ▁need ▁to ▁justify ▁their ▁case ▁when ▁the ▁child ▁was ▁their ▁third . ▁A ▁requirement ▁from ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁is ▁for ▁an ▁explanation , ▁tag ged ▁a ▁"