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Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake. That seems to be the message that has circulated around Labour HQ after a new poll has found that the party has surged to a 10-point lead over the SNP.
Labour now holds 10pt lead over SNP in Scotland Westminster voting intention (13-17 May)
Lab: 39% (+5 from 26-29 Apr)
SNP: 29% (-4)
Con: 12% (-2)
Lib Dem: 8% (=)
Green: 7% (+3)
Reform UK: 4% (-1)https://t.co/yHr7luTcEs pic.twitter.com/fXdMLHKXaf— YouGov (@YouGov) May 20, 2024
Keir Starmer’s party is now polling at 39%, up five percentage points from last month, with the SNP dropping to 29%. Interestingly, another party that has slowly crept up this month is the Scottish Greens, which climbed three percentage points to 7% — despite the trans furore that engulfed it earlier this month. For all the talk of Tory annihilation, might something similar be happening with the SNP?
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