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Starmer’s Scottish headache

22 February 2025

9:00 AM

22 February 2025

9:00 AM

What does a party get after nearly two decades in office, collapsing public services, an internal civil war and a £2 million police investigation? Re-election, again – perhaps with an even bigger majority. Last spring, under the hapless Humza Yousaf, the SNP’s grip on power in Scotland finally appeared to be loosening.

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