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If the election is framed as a chance to make a judgment on Keir Starmer’s government — as a mid-terms sort of thing — then that is really challenging for us,
another senior figure in the party admitted It is difficult to comprehend that we still look to be in the driving seat for next year after being in government for so long,
a former adviser to ex-SNP Leader Nicola Sturgeon said — Sarwar’s biggest problem was always going to be Starmer. He’s got the personality of a house brick and he has got nothing that makes you warm to him or like him,
Neil Findlay, a left-wing Labour former member of the Scottish Parliament, said That is the difference a Labour government can make,
Starmer told the conference hall There have definitely been some issues around the comms from government, particularly in the way No. 10 presents itself,
a Labour frontbencher at Holyrood said It’s the ‘fuck you’ and the ‘fuck everyone’ vote,
one Scottish Labour aide said of Reform voters They have just been catastrophic disasters,
But more of a problem even than that are the policy choices,
he added, reeling off austerity-minded decisions to pare back pensioner benefits and keep in place Conservative-era welfare policies When Anas is out on the doors people ask him for selfies and really get on with him,
one Scottish Labour MP said He really can’t continue to be seen as being too close to the national Labour brand, which has been completely tainted by the government down south,
a former Scottish Labour adviser said Keir Starmer can’t win the election for us. But he can certainly lose it,
a senior Scottish Labour figure, speaking on condition of anonymity like others quoted in this article to speak frankly, said We’ve proven the pollsters, the pundits and the commentators wrong before and we’ll do it again next year.
Since I’ve been in government, I’ve focused on delivering for the people in Scotland
Labour has cut winter fuel payments, brought in a huge NI tax on jobs, and reneged on their promise to reduce energy prices
Nobody wants the bloodshed to continue, least of all the Ukrainians,
If we don't show a path to the future, others will fill that void
In his speech to Scottish Labour members this morning, Sir Keir warned his party How dare Starmer talk to us about jobs
In response to Sir Keir's speech in Glasgow today, Mr Farage said An investment in Scotland's industrial future, that's the difference a Labour Government can make because we all know what happens if we don't win this race, it's written into the fabric of every community in this nation, the skilled jobs that disappeared, the communities that lost their place in the world."
Starmer's clearly terrified on Nigel Farage and the Reform Party. I find that hugely entertaining."
Peter, a former Metropolitan Police detective, declared My one piece of advice to Keir Starmer travelling to Washington next week to meet Donald Trump would be wear a name badge."
In a huge blow to the prime minister, Peter quipped