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The result represents a loss of face for the Labour Party, coming shortly after it announced an escalation of its campaign for a united Britain.
SNP Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she welcomed the result.
“It is a humiliation for Ed Miliband,” added Ms Sturgeon, “on the same day as his latest visit to Scotland, it completely demolishes his claims to be the authentic voice of working-class, Labour-minded voters across Scotland.”
Every Starmer boast about removing asylum-seekers probably wins Reform another seat while Labour loses more voters to Lib Dems, Greens and nationalists than to the far right — the disaster facing Labour is the leadership’s fault, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
Having endured 14 years of Tory austerity followed by Starmerite cuts, young voters are desperate for change — but Anas Sarwar’s refusal to differentiate from Westminster means Scottish Labour risks electoral catastrophe, writes LAUREN HARPER
