Michael Shanks won the Rutherglen and Hamilton West seat after securing more than twice the votes of his SNP rival Katy Loudon. Thursday’s by-election saw the SNP’s majority overturned by Labour after Mr Shanks won 17,845 votes, well ahead of the 8,399 votes returned for Ms Loudon.
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Rishi Sunak has teared into Labour at a campaign launch at a Derbyshire bus depot this morning by raising the issue of cash-strapped local councils, saying Labour is "unable to balance the books when it is in local government". The prime minister then added “just look what’s happening here, Nottingham Council effectively bankrupt. After having a fire-sale of assets, they still can’t balance the books, in contrast to the extraordinarily well-run Conservative Nottinghamshire County Council". He also said that "whenever Labour runs something, they run it into the ground. In Birmingham, they have effectively bankrupted the largest local authority in Europe. They have saddled their constituents with a 21% council tax rise.” Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Labour has challenged Rishi Sunak to name the date of the next election. The shadow paymaster general Jonathan Ashworth said it was in the “national interest” to declare the date as “businesses want to know what is happening.”
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Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer hails Michael Shanks' Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election win as "incredible" and "historic", after Labour gained more than twice the SNP vote. Margaret Ferrier..
Sir Keir Starmer has pitched Labour as the "party of change" as he set his sights on the general election after Labour's resounding victory over the SNP in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election...
Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden says Labour's overnight win in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West byelection reflects "Scotland's desire for change". Report by Ajagbef. Like us..