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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Severin Carrell Scotland editor

SNP’s humiliation in Scotland shows independence is no longer a priority

John Swinney with eyes closed
John Swinney takes in the series of SNP defeats on election night in Perth. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA

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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