3.13pm BSTWe have some more quotes from Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, who has been speaking on the BBC’s Sunday Show. Sarwar has now described talk of a Labour “supermajority” as “nonsense”, saying that “not a single vote has been cast”. He added:We still don’t have end results from this election and every vote for Scottish Labour in this election is of course to make sure we get rid of the Tories, but it’s also to put Scotland at the heart of a Labour government and to deliver the change that this country needs. Earlier this month, the defence secretary, Grant Shapps, signalled a change in Tory electoral strategy by saying the Conservatives were fighting to prevent Keir Starmer winning a “supermajority” even bigger than Labour’s 1997 landslide victory. Labour has sought to guard against complacency, with a leaked memo from campaign chief Pat McFadden – as reported by the BBC – talking up the number of undecided or uncertain voters across the UK.

Source: The Guardian June 23, 2024 09:49 UTC