Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says the first leaders' debate was a nightmare for Douglas Ross
Labour, the Tories and the Lib Dems share the same general election objective in Scotland - winning seats off the SNP.
The Scottish Labour leader was the strongest of the three as he was able to glide between “17 years of broken promises” by the SNP Government and the “lying” Tories. He spoke about the difficulties in accessing a GP and declining school standards, both of which have nothing to do with Westminster.Elections should be about reaching out to undecided voters and moving out of the political comfort zone.
He occasionally mumbled faint praise and tried to change the subject as quickly as possible to the SNP. Your one-stop shop for General Election 2024 news At the Daily Record, we'll be working tirelessly throughout the general election to keep you up to date.Watch our Planet Holyrood Election 2024 podcast We will be putting out new episodes every week day with special guests, discussing the election, campaign trail and more.Got a burning question for our panel? Simply leave it in the comments and we'll pick it up.
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