What Labour's by-election win means for the UK
After the Rutherglen and Hamiton West by-election leaves the party in buoyant mood, is the political weather changing?
Many were expecting Labour to win the by-election triggered in the constituency of Rutherglen and Hamilton West by the resignation of the sitting MP Margaret Ferrier – but not by this margin. It took 58% of the vote, miles ahead of the SNP on 27%.
It leaves Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar and the party's national leader Sir Keir Starmer in buoyant mood: they say they’re back in Scotland and are in with a better chance of forming the next government at Westminster. The polling expert Professor Sir John Curtice has suggested it could mean Labour win more than 40 seats in Scotland – crucial for the party to have a chance of winning a majority at the next general election.
For this episode of the 5 Questions On podcast, the ±«Óãtv's political correspondent Nick Eardley and Scotland producer Natalie Higgins examine the reasons for Labour’s triumph and consider what the win means for the rest of the UK.
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