Rutherglen by-election: Does huge Labour win mark the end of SNP domination? | The New Statesman

In what has been described by Keir Starmer as a 'seismic result', Labour has won the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election with more than twice the votes received by the SNP candidate.
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Following Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation as the SNP leader and First Minister, and the ongoing police investigation into the party’s finances, the Scottish National Party has faced some tough months. Is Labour’s big win a sign of more trouble ahead?
Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Ben Walker, the New Statesman's senior data journalist, and Chris Deerin, Scotland editor, to discuss what this result means for the future of Labour, for Scottish politics, and the question of Scottish independence.
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