Warning: The SNP revolution has begun in Westminster. This afternoon Nicola Sturgeon arrived at parliament with her 56 newly elected SNP MPs in tow.
However, despite talk of discord between the Scots and English, Mr S is assured that so far relations are remarkably civil. Mhairi Black, the 20-year-old student who ousted Labour’s Douglas Alexander from his seat to become the youngest MP for centuries, told the BBC’s Tim Reid that the English can’t be too scared of the SNP as everyone has been very polite so far:
Youngest MP Mhairi Black : can't be true the English are scared of the SNP because "everyone's been so nice today" pic.twitter.com/t2ezgBThFb
Since returning to politics in May 2024, Nigel Farage has had one central goal: replacing the Conservatives as one of the two great parties of British politics. Having led in the polls since April, Reform UK has focused in recent weeks on the intellectual battle, by attracting bright thinkers on the centre-right. Danny Kruger MP
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