SNP’s humiliation in Scotland shows independence is no longer a priority
by Severin Carrell Scotland editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6P0JY)
Former SNP voters stayed away or swung behind Labour, tired of scandal, policy failure and division
The general election result is a catastrophe for John Swinney and the Scottish National party, which has dominated Scottish politics for a decade. Now it has experienced a comprehensive defeat.
A decade on from the independence referendum, the SNP has been swept aside by a resurgent Labour across central and western Scotland, to a far greater degree than opinion polls predicted.
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