Sky News’ Trevor Phillips joked with Labor’s Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy’s proposal that the Labor Party could win the next Scotland election, which will be held in May 2026. Shadow Secretary Lammy argued that Labor had consolidated its position in Scotland under current Scottish Labor leader Anas Sarwar and could ultimately make a decisive victory in the next parliamentary election. The most likely scenario, however, remains a parliament hung by Labor.
That scenario prompted Sky News’ Trevor Phillips to ask: “Are you ready for a Labor Labor government in alliance with the SNP (in Scotland)?
Mr Lammy said: “Well, actually we have seen an increase in our position in Scotland under Anas Sarwar. Really happy to see him win again in Glasgow in the election just a few weeks ago. So, I do not recognize it.
“Look, in the end, Trevor, we’ll probably …”
Mr Trevor cut him off, saying: “You’re never going back to where Labor was in Scotland, come on. You were the dominant force. It’s not going to happen.”
Mr Lammy retorted: “Trevor, this is a very categorical statement. And I have to say, this is a matter for the voters. What we see right across …
“Now, the voters have been saying for the last 15 years,” Mr Trevor interrupted. “They have said for the past 15 years that the SP will be in government, the SNP will get 40-50 seats in the House of Commons.
“I mean, it’s pretty clear where they are.”
Mr Lammy said: “Trevor, I am not going to pre-judge the outcome of an election that is likely to take place in two years’ time. Let’s see what we achieve with that outcome in Wakefield and indeed in Tiverton. We will form the next government. with a comfortable majority. That’s what that result tells us. “
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