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A RIGHTWINGER won his court case against Scottish Labour over a key candidate selection contest yesterday – but could still be barred from taking part.
Asim Khan challenged a change in the “freeze date” by which members must have joined to take part in choosing Labour’s candidate for the Glasgow South West seat at Westminster.
Mr Khan is supported by failed leadership contender Anas Sarwar and hoped to gain the votes of new members who supported Mr Sarwar’s campaign last autumn.
This by-election could plausibly see both Reform and Labour defeated — but splitting the left insurgent vote would put that at risk, argues CHRIS WILLIAMSON
Davy Russell cornered over previous jobs
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