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Badenoch insists Tories are still the main opposition to Labour

The Tories won just 6% of the vote in a Scottish Parliament by-election this week.

Evening Standard

How did Labour win the Hamilton by-election with an 'invisible man' candidate?

SCOTTISH Labour swept to victory in Hamilton despite their candidate avoiding debates and media interviews.

The National (Scotland)

Sarwar says surprise by-election win could help Labour back to power at Holyrood

Anas Sarwar is hoping the results of the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election could help Labour oust the SNP in the 2026 Holyrood election.

Evening Standard

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'We were shut down': SNP activists reveal HQ silenced Reform strategy warnings

SNP activists say John Swinney’s framing of the by-election as a “two-horse race” between the SNP and Reform UK helped clear a path for…

The National (Scotland)

Here’s how the government can save a few quid: abolish this pointless cabinet position

Constantly short-changed by London, Cymru needs a voice in Westminster – but the obsolete role of Welsh secretary is not it, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward

The Guardian - UK

Farage's Reform storms into Scottish politics as SNP flops, Tories fail and Labour pulls off shock win

Commentary: Reform shows it can compete north of the border too

Evening Standard

Who is Arron Banks? The 'bad boy of Brexit' could be the next Reform UK chair

The Reform UK party has announced its mayoral candidate for the West of England. Here’s what you need to know.

Evening Standard

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John Swinney defends ‘two-horse race’ comments after by-election loss to Labour

John Swinney has defended his decision to call the Hamilton by-election a “two-horse race” between the SNP and Reform UK, despite Labour’s…

The National (Scotland)

Swinney defends ‘two-horse race’ comments after by-election loss to Labour

The First Minister said ‘I called it the way I saw it’ when asked about his description of the Hamilton by-election.

Evening Standard

Who are the 'Brexit badboys' tipped to replace Zia Yusuf as Reform UK turmoil deepens

Nigel Farage allies Arron Banks and Andy Wigmore have emerged as favourites to take on the chairman role

Evening Standard

What the Hamilton by-election tells us about SNP chances for 2026

Amidst the bitter disappointment for the SNP of failing to live up to their tag as bookies' favourites in Hamilton, Larkhall & Stonehouse, there…

The National (Scotland)

Voices: Inside the 24 hours in which Reform imploded

COMMENT: The surprise resignation of Reform’s chair Zia Yusuf in a row about banning the burqa isn’t the only setback that will halt the party’s forward march, says John Rentoul

The Independent UK

Ask women if burka is genuinely their choice, says Reform UK’s Richard Tice

The Reform UK deputy leader’s comments come after Zia Yusuf stood down as the party’s chairman.

Evening Standard

Tory proposal to leave ECHR would put peace in Northern Ireland at risk, Labour suggests – as it happened

Labour dismisses Kemi Badenoch speech on European convention on human rights as an attempt to appease Reform UK and Robert Jenrick

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Evening Standard

Scots have ‘voted for change’, says Starmer following Labour’s surprise win

The Prime Minister congratulated his winning candidate and looked ahead to next year’s Scottish Parliament election.

The Guardian - UK

Hamilton byelection win is vindication of Scottish Labour’s doorstep strategy

Victory over SNP and Reform sends strong signal to Scotland’s political parties before next May’s Holyrood elections

Evening Standard

Starmer hails 'fantastic' shock win in Scotland by-election as SNP fail to hold seat after Reform surge

Labour’s Davy Russell said the win sent a message to Nigel Farage and “his mob”

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer’s muddled politics are reaching their limit. It’s time for him to make a choice

Veer left or double down on the right? Either way, the prime minister needs to commit and sell it to an impatient electorate, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Evening Standard

Surprise Hamilton win ‘changes the script’ for Scottish Labour, leader says

Davy Russell won the contest, with the SNP coming narrowly ahead of Reform.

The National (Scotland)

I was there as SNP vote collapsed in Hamilton by-election

IT was a by-election no party wanted, and in particular the SNP.

The National (Scotland)

John Curtice issues verdict on Hamilton by-election after 'surprise' result

PROFESSOR John Curtice has issued a warning to both Labour and the SNP after the results of the by-election in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse ...

Evening Standard

Labour scores surprise Holyrood by-election victory over SNP and Reform

Davy Russell won the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election, ahead of the SNP and Reform UK.

The National (Scotland)

'We have work to do': John Swinney reacts to shock Hamilton by-election loss

THE SNP "still have work to do" to turn around their electoral fortunes after they lost to Labour in the Hamilton by-election, John…

Evening Standard

Banning burka should be debated, says Richard Tice after Reform chairman quits

Zia Yusuf announced he was standing down on Thursday, after criticising the party’s newest MP.

The National (Scotland)

Angus Robertson tears into BBC coverage of Hamilton by-election count on live TV

THE SNP’s Culture Secretary has torn into the BBC’s coverage of the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election count ...

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