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The SNP surge at Westminster might just accidentally save the Union

The SNP has given the Conservative and Labour parties a lot to think about

25 July 2015

9:00 AM

25 July 2015

9:00 AM

There are few quicker ways to annoy an MP than to suggest that they are on holiday when the House of Commons isn’t sitting. Such a suggestion will be met with a tetchy and immediate list of the constituency work they are doing in recess. This week, however, marks the start of the first summer break since the election, so the honourable members should perhaps feel entitled to a rest.

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