Scottish Labour’s Michael Shanks elected as the new MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West

Our Scotland editor, Severin Carrell, has done an analysis of what this result means for the SNP and UK politics.

Anas Sarwar, the Scottish Labour leader, had used the word “earthquake” last week to foreshadow Labour’s remarkable victory in Rutherglen and Hamilton West, where its 30% winning margin exceeded even its predictions.

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