Poll shows Labour on course for political collapse in Scotland

Labour is facing the prospect of political annihilation in Scotland at the next election and could lose more than 30 of its MPs, a new poll suggests today. The Ipsos Mori survey, commissioned by Scottish Television, found Labour in Scotland is currently polling at just 23 per cent, while support for the SNP has surged to 52 per cent. If replicated at the general election it would leave Labour with just four Scottish MPs, down from its current 41 seats. In contrast this would...