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Referendum on Irish unification is 'not even on the horizon,' says Starmer

LABOUR leader Sir Keir Starmer has ruled out any hope of a referendum on Irish re-unification should he become the UK's next prime minister.

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Debate over SNP independence plan after by-election loss

DOUBTS have been raised over the First Minister’s independence strategy following the SNP’s defeat at the Rutherglen and Hamilton West…

The National (Scotland)

Mark McGeoghegan: What the SNP result tells us about the General Election

"SEISMIC" seems to be the superlative of choice today after Labour delivered an absolute thrashing of the SNP in the Rutherglen and…

The National (Scotland)

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Rutherglen result shows Labour closing in on an impossible election turnaround

In 2019 there seemed to be a ‘triple lock’ keeping the party from power, but in 2023 it has been unpicked

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s Rachel Reeves drops flagship business announcement after Hunt intervenes

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt personally told the firms not to get involved with advisory council

The Independent UK

PM hopeful that talks with DUP moving to ‘positive’ conclusion, says Varadkar

Northern Ireland’s main unionist party is boycotting the powersharing institutions at Stormont in protest at post-Brexit trading arrangements.

The Independent UK

Tories tire of Owen Jones’s conference doorstepping

‘Owen’s gig is as original as it is insightful,’ said one councillor

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By-election outcome is wake-up call or bust for the SNP

As they bask in the glory of their monumental triumph in the Rutherglen & Hamilton West by-election, is it still possible that Labour are…

The National (Scotland)

Rutherglen & Hamilton West result: Key statistics and historical benchmarks

The result is one of the largest-ever swings at a Westminster by-election in Scotland where a seat has changed hands.

The Independent UK

David Lammy slams Tory ‘politics of division’ and vows message of unity at Labour conference

Shadow Foreign Secretary says Britain is a better place than the vision painted by Suella Braverman

Evening Standard

Prue Leith claims she gets abuse over views of her Tory MP son

Cookery writer and ‘Great British Bake Off’ judge shares several opposing views to her son, the MP Danny Kruger

The Independent UK

Starmer paints Labour as ‘party of change’ after Rutherglen victory

The Labour leader celebrated his party’s higher-than-expected swing from the SNP, which experts believe could open the door to Number 10.

The Independent UK

Susan Hall clashes with Sadiq Khan’s policing deputy on public trust in the Met

The Tory mayoral candidate said Londoners’ trust in the police has ‘absolutely plummeted’

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election is further proof Labour is back

Professor Sir John Curtice has seen enough. Reflecting on Labour’s thumping win last night in Rutherglen and Hamilton West, the polling guru said that by-election swings on this scale were “the kinds of swings that, historically at least, Oppositions have secured when they are going on to win the next…

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Don’t toll Blackwall tunnel, pleads London Tory MP Louie French

Louie French said the toll – which is due to be introduced in 2025 – was ‘yet another attack on drivers’

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Tories blame 'tactical voting' for crushing by-election defeat

THE Scottish Conservatives have blamed “tactical voting” for their loss in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election.

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage could be future Tory party leader, says George Osborne

Former chancellor says ‘not inconceivable’ that ‘Pied Piper’ Brexiteer could take over

The Guardian - UK

Labour ‘blew the doors off’ Scottish byelection, says Keir Starmer – as it happened

Scottish Labour’s Michael Shanks elected as the new MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West

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Labour poses ‘serious challenge’ to SNP’s dominance – Sir John Curtice

Labour’s win in the Rutherglen by-election could put the party on course for Downing Street if it is replicated across Scotland, he said.

The Independent UK

Labour swing ‘could see party on course for Downing Street’

Sir Keir Starmer’s party could win 40 seats north of the border if it achieves the same swing in a general election.

The Guardian - UK

What Labour’s Rutherglen victory means for SNP and UK politics

Party’s victory may point to a change in Scottish political alignments that spells danger for Humza Yousaf

The National (Scotland)

Stephen Flynn dismisses that Humza Yousaf is in 'trouble' following by-election loss

STEPHEN Flynn has said the SNP must “reflect quickly” on the by-election loss in Rutherglen and Hamilton-West.

Evening Standard

Sir Keir Starmer hails ‘big step’ towards Number 10 after Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election win

If the swing to Labour was replicated at a General Election it could mean Labour gaining 40 seats in Scotland

The Independent UK

Why Scotland is so important for Labour to avoid a hung parliament

Huge Rutherglen result means Labour are on course to be the ‘dominant’ force in Scotland again – and triumph at the general election, says John Curtice

Evening Standard

Sir Keir Starmer hails ‘seismic’ win for Labour over SNP in Rutherglen and Hamilton West

The result will pile more pressure on SNP leader and Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf

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