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Radio Scotland,27 Feb 2026,23 mins

Politics Show: Does Labour’s by-election loss vindicate Sarwar?

Scotcast

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If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like Politics Show: Will Starmer really campaign with Sarwar? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0n0swyn The Green Party of England and Wales has won the Gorton and Denton by-election, with Hannah Spencer (pictured) taking the seat from Labour in the Greens' first-ever Westminster by-election victory. Natalie and Phil meet at the Scottish Labour conference in Paisley to talk to MPs and MSPs about what their party does now. Can Keir Starmer continue as Prime Minister? Did Anas Sarwar get it right when he called for him to resign? And how do they fight an election campaign amid such division? Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Natalie Higgins and Phil Sim Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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