SCOTTISH Labour are on course to win up to 28 seats at the General Election, a new poll suggests...
Labour would come just shy of a majority of seats on 28 out of 57 according to an analysis of the poll, meanwhile, replicated that of the 2014 referendum, with 45% of decided voters backing indy and 55% in favour of staying in the UK.
If the poll was replicated on July 4 – according to polling expert Professor Sir John Curtice – Labour would come just shy of a majority of seats on 28 out of 57, up from the single constituency won in 2019.The Tories would increase their tally from six MPs to eight and the Lib Dems would gain one, rising to five.“Fewer than two in three of those who would vote Yes in an independence referendum are currently minded to vote for the party.
“As the General Election campaign gets under way, the SNP face the prospect of severe losses at the beginning of July, and thus the possible loss of its coveted status as the third largest party at Westminster.True North managing partner – and former SNP head of communications – Fergus Mutch said it was “Labour’s election to lose”, adding that Labour’s momentum would require a “powerful response” to counter.
First Minister John Swinney – who took over the reins of the SNP just weeks ago – was on -7%, just behind Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar on -3%.We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
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