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SNP Set for ’Emphatic’ Westminster Win, Says Scotland’s Deputy First Minister
The party cited polling that put it on 34% support and said 52% of decided voters back independence.
- SNP activists gather in Aberdeen on Thursday for the party's annual conference, where senior leaders will outline strategy amid new polling showing renewed momentum for independence.
- Polling released ahead of the conference shows the SNP on track to win 34% of the vote at Westminster, up from 30% in 2024, while 52% of Scots would vote for independence in a second referendum.
- Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth launched the £100,000 'Choose Scotland' campaign, claiming the party is in the "most powerful position at Westminster in our history."
- With Prime Minister Andy Burnham due in Scotland on Friday, Gilruth called for an early general election, stating if there is a "Burnham bounce," it "stops at Berwick."
- While SNP leader John Swinney has predicted Burnham will be the last prime minister of the UK, the Labour leader remains "utterly determined" to avoid this, ensuring constitutional questions dominate the political landscape.
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Scotland’s Deputy First Minister calls for early Westminster election
Polling suggested the party was 14 points ahead of Labour in Westminster voting intention.
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