Michael Shanks won the Rutherglen and Hamilton West seat after securing more than twice the votes of his SNP rival Katy Loudon. Thursday’s by-election saw the SNP’s majority overturned by Labour after Mr Shanks won 17,845 votes, well ahead of the 8,399 votes returned for Ms Loudon.
The results...
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Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho has responded to warnings of a Labour supermajority in the general election. "The worry is if you end up with this Labour supermajority as some people are saying there will be, they'll ram through changes whether it's votes at 16, the levels of taxes they want to bring forward and pensions they want to raise," Ms Coutinho said. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer hails Michael Shanks' Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election win as "incredible" and "historic", after Labour gained more than twice the SNP vote. Margaret Ferrier..
Sir Keir Starmer has pitched Labour as the "party of change" as he set his sights on the general election after Labour's resounding victory over the SNP in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election...
Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden says Labour's overnight win in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West byelection reflects "Scotland's desire for change". Report by Ajagbef. Like us..
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