For anyone thinking from the news coverage that the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election (a win for Labour) means the SNP is imploding, a look at the history of that constituency should be enlightening:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutherglen_and_Hamilton_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
It ’s a Labour/SNP battleground that switches party at almost every election: the previous SNP MP, Margaret Ferrier, was found guilty of "culpable and reckless misconduct" over COVID lockdown breaches then yeeted from her seat via a recall petition. So, no surprise.
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