Election Daily July 27: Party pleas heat up as campaign enters final week

Stephen Flynn said SNP MPs would hold a Labour government to account.

Election Daily July 27: Last debate for Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak as SNP pledges to ‘hold Labour to account’ Getty Images
Key Points
  • Stephen Flynn says SNP MPs will hold a Labour government to account
  • Douglas Ross says Alister Jack did not break any rules betting on election date
  • Keir Starmer condemns Tory ‘surrender’ ad
  • Scottish LibDems says LibDems dedicated to getting Scots fast access to GPs

Stephen Flynn is urging voters to back the SNP to “hold Labour to account” as he claimed the party is on course for a “super-majority”.

The SNP Westminster leader made a plea to voters as the campaign enters its final week ahead of the July 4 General Election.

Meanwhile, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said Scotland would be at the heart of a “decade of renewal” under a government led by Keir Starmer.

Elsewhere, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer went head-to-head on tax, migration and trans and women’s rights in the last TV debate before voters head to the polls.

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