The Tories’ first by-election win in Scotland since 1967. Douglas Lumsden is elected…
John Curtice: “It’s almost undoubtedly been able to encapsulate concern about the future of Aberdeen and the oil and gas industry which has given it so much prosperity during the whole era of North Sea exploration.” The Tories won 14,308 votes to the SNP’s 8,258. Labour won 1,550 votes and the Lib Dems received 1,270…
Speaking at his speech on how to achieve “progressive capitalism” Wes Streeting fired a dig and Andy Burnham:
“Bond markets are not bond villains and fiscal rules matter.”