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3 August 2023

Rutherglen by-election: Labour’s key to unlocking Scotland?

The latest by-election could provide a chance for Labour to regain lost seats north of the border.

By Anoosh Chakelian, Freddie Hayward and Ben Walker

Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

The former SNP MP Margaret Ferrier has been recalled by her Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituents, triggering a by-election.

Ben Walker and Freddie Hayward join Anoosh Chakelian on the New Statesman Podcast to discuss what the latest polls reveal about voting intention in the seat – formerly a Labour stronghold – and whether this might provide the platform for a Labour resurgence in Scotland.

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