Scottish Labour MSP issues message for ‘Farage’s mob’ after shock by-election win

Labour claims shock win in Scottish by-election, defeating SNP and ReformPA

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00:01Davie Russell, Scottish Labour Party, 8,559.

00:11I am so proud to be elected as member of the Scottish Parliament for my home and my community.

00:19I said in this campaign that I will put this community, our community first.

00:26I will work every single day to do that.

00:30Hamilton, Laphall and Stonehouse has voted tonight to take a new direction for Scottish Labour.

00:38Like the people here in Hamilton, Laphall and Stonehouse and right across Scotland,

00:44we all feel we have been let down by the SNP, they have broken our NHS,

00:50wasted our money and after nearly two decades they don't deserve another chance.

00:56This community has also sent a message to Faraj and Hizmod tonight.

01:02The poison of reform isn't us, it isn't Scotland and we don't want your division here.

01:08Thank you very much.

01:09Thank you very much.