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The National (Scotland)
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Steph Brawn

Anas Sarwar claims Yorkshire by-election win can change Scots' minds on Labour

Anas Sarwar has said he thinks the result in Wakefield shows people are believing in Labour again

SCOTTISH Labour leader Anas Sarwar has claimed a by-election victory for his party in Yorkshire could cause a “psychological shift” in the minds of Scots, as he insisted people would now start to believe they could win elections again.

The Tories were dealt a major blow as Labour reclaimed Wakefield after the resignation of former Conservative MP Imran Ahmad Khan, who was jailed in May for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in 2008.

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