Craig Paton

The Conservatives have won a “seismic” victory in the Aberdeen South by-election as the former holder of the seat said the SNP must “reflect” on the loss. Douglas Lumsden won the Aberdeen South sea…

Conservatives seize Aberdeen seat from SNP in historic by-election

The Conservatives have secured a "seismic" victory in the Aberdeen South by-election, prompting the previous incumbent to urge the Scottish National Party (SNP) to "reflect" on their significant loss.

The Tories are “working to earn the trust of the country again”, leader Kemi Badenoch has said after her party secured a “seismic” by-election victory in Scotland.

Douglas Lumsden said it was a ‘seismic’ victory after claiming the seat in the early hours of Friday morning

The Tory leader said her party’s by-election win in Aberdeen South “sent a message” in favour of more North Sea drilling while calling for the Jackdaw and Rosebank developments to be given the go-ahead.

If the Government is not working, “tactics and personnel” must change, a Scottish Labour MP has said.

The next UK general election is a “fight for the heart and soul” of the country, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has said as he committed to remain in post for the next five years.

Scottish independence will be the “challenge of the next decade”, a minister has said on the 10th anniversary of the vote to leave the European Union.

The tenth anniversary of the Brexit vote falls on Tuesday.