Poll finds drop in support for Nationalists

Support for the SNP remains down on last year’s Holyrood election result despite Nicola Sturgeon’s efforts to refresh her government’s policies, a new poll has indicated.

The Survation survey for the Daily Mail puts the SNP’S constituency vote at 42 per cent, down from the 46.5 per cent it secured in the May 2016 ballot.

Anas Sarwar launches his Scottish Labour leadership campaign yesterday in Glasgow. He said he wanted to become Scotland’s next First Minister