The Holyrood election is “Scotland’s opportunity to vote ‘no confidence’ in Keir Starmer”, according to SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn. He said the May 7 vote is a chance to secure a “fresh start with independence” and escape the “constant chaos of Westminster control”.
Mr Flynn criticised the UK Government for being “completely consumed by the Peter Mandelson scandal” and distracted from the cost-of-living crisis. He claimed Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s position is “completely untenable” and that Labour MPs are doing voters a disservice by keeping him in place.
In response, Scottish Labour deputy leader Jackie Baillie accused the SNP of trying to deflect attention from its own record in government. She said the election is about Scotland’s public services, not Westminster, and that a vote for Scottish Labour is a vote to change the government in Scotland.
