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12 July 2017updated 02 Sep 2021 10:18am

SNP MPs fear another snap election: “It was one-way traffic to Labour”

There is a new debate kicking off now in the Scottish National Party – some might call it splits.

By James millar

Politicians only have relaunches when they are in bother. The news this week that Nicola Sturgeon’s planning a flurry of new ideas in the autumn shows the problems she and the Scottish National Party have.

Many in the party repeat the mantra that they won the election in Scotland, but some sound like they are trying to convince themselves.

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