Reform UK Slips in Scottish Election, Labour Gains

0:00A fresh pull out this weekend has Reformed UK slipping behind Labour into third place in Scotland's election race after a rocky campaign kickoff with. Candidates pulling out in their Scottish leader, Lord offered, tangled in a racist and homophobic joke scandal. That joke dates back to a rugby club dinner in 2018, and is still haunting him, potentially scaring all voters who were eyeing reform as. A protest choice against the Bay Parties. The drop is rough for Reformed, marking their lowest support in over a year, but it's also a headache for the Asin P, since more votes splitting to Labour. Tories and Lib Dems makes John Swinney's dream of an overall majority even tougher. The Norstad poll for the Sunday Times puts Esnive way out front at 34% on the constituency vote and 30% on the list, projecting 57 MSPs just a shy of that majority. Labour climbs to 19% constituency and 17% list for 20 MSPs while Reformed falls 4 points to 15% on both.

1:02For 16 seats, Greens get 13, Tories 11, Lib Dems 10 hinting at shifting wins that could reshape Holyrood. Local news, powered by AI. This is Edinburgh News Today, I'm Corey with the story.