Scottish Labour’s Michael Shanks has won the Rutherglen and Hamilton West byelection in an overwhelming victory over the SNP that the party leadership declared “seismic”, and a clear demonstration that Scotland could lead the way in delivering a Labour government at Westminster at the coming general election.

In a result that exceeded Scottish Labour expectation, Shanks beat his closest rival, the SNP’s Katy Loudon, by 17,845 votes to 8,399 – a majority of 9,446 and a resounding swing of over 20%.

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    with apologies to His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor of India

    I had to Google to make sure shit wasn’t being made up, but no, he actually calls himself the emperor of India.

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      You know the saying: the road to India runs through Rutherglen and Hamilton West*.

      *No need to google this, which I did make up.

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      Eh, citation needed? I thought Emperor of India was dropped by George VI.

      Charles III, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of His other Realms and Territories King, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.