End of the SNP era24 Aug 2023 12:52
“ THE era of SNP dominance in Scotland appears to be over after a poll showed Labour is on course to win the same number of seats in a general election following a dramatic shift in support.
The Survation survey for the True North public relations agency predicted both the SNP and Labour would win 24 seats north of the Border next year, in a major boost to Sir Keir Starmer’s hopes of becoming Prime Minister.
Labour achieved 35 per cent support in the poll, the highest level since 2014 and only two points behind the SNP’s 37 per cent rating, with the Tories trailing on 17 per cent.
This would mean the SNP losing half the 48 seats they achieved in the 2019 general election, with Labour staging a major comeback north of the Border after winning only one seat last time.
The Tories would hold six Scottish seats, the same as in 2019, and the Liberal Democrats five, one more than currently. Voters also expressed increasing dissatisfaction with the SNP’s controversial power-sharing deal with the Scottish Greens at Holyrood following a raft of environmental policies targeting households, drivers and rural communities.“