‘Bring it on’: SNP and Scottish Labour welcome July general election

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said the election was “an opportunity that we cannot afford to miss”, adding that the country was “crying out for change”.there were no fears that a potentially depressed turnout – with Scotland’s school holidays set to begin at the start of July – would hinder the party’s chances.SNP sources also said they were largely happy at the timing of the vote, which will be the first summer general election since 1945.

Despite Mr Swinney’s words, Professor John Curtice said the SNP “will not welcome this early election”. A YouGov survey published earlier this week gave Labour an increased, 10-point lead over the SNP, and put the party on its highest vote share since the Scottish independence referendum in 2014. Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross insisted that his party was “ready to take the fight to the SNP and beat the nationalists in crucial seats”.

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