Labour’s unpopular decision to slash Winter Fuel Payments, coupled with a freebies row gripping the party, appears to have taken its toll on the people of Scotland.
GB News’s Scotland reporter Tony McGuire took to the streets of Glasgow to gauge the sentiment among voters.
The country was previously a Labour stronghold before the SNP surged to power, but the July General Election marked an improvement of fortunes for Sir Keir Starmer & Co.
The SNP dropped a dozen of seats from the 48 it won in 2019 in its worst performance in a general election for more than a decade, while Labour prospered.
Scots have hit out at Keir Starmer
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But Starmer’s party now appears to be facing a struggle in its bid to maintain momentum in the country.
One voter told GB News he would mark the Labour Government a “one out of ten” so far, adding: “I am a pensioner and they’re taking my Winter Fuel Allowance. It’s wrong.”
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Another added: “I had high hopes for Keir Starmer, now it’s all done.”
One voter admitted they “hadn’t noticed much change” since Starmer won the keys to 10 Downing Street.
But another was more scathing but directed their anger at the SNP, saying they are “ashamed” to be Glaswegian, saying the city has declined over the past few years.
“When I see the state of the place. Thanks to the last 13 years of SNP, it’s in big trouble.
Another Scot told GB News they feel ‘ashamed’ to be Glaswegian after 13 years of SNP rule
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“We might be out of trouble now with Labour. I don’t know, we’ll just have to wait and see.”
Labour have made the unpopular decision to slash Winter Fuel Payments for thousands of pensioners, but the party insist it’s a necessary evil.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves says the Government has inherited a difficult financial situation and they need to plug a £22 billion public finance ‘black hole’.
It’s not the only controversy engulfing the party, with questions surrounding the amount of gifts accepted by the party’s top brass.
Keir Starmer has said he will not accept any more free clothes from donors after days of negative headlines.
But the move still leaves Labour free to accept thousands of pounds worth of other gifts and hospitality.
The prime minister did not initially declare clothing bought for his wife Victoria by Waheed Alli, who has given more than £500,000 to Labour over the last 20 years.
The Labour leader also faced questions over his decision to accept more than £100,000 in gifts including box ticket seats at Arsenal.
