THE Scottish Sun has backed Labour ahead of the General Election on Thursday.
The newspaper shared its election day front page on Wednesday, where it called on voters to “send a message to the failing and sleaze-ridden SNP” and vote Labour.
The newspaper had previously endorsed the SNP at each election since 2011.
The headline reads: “Things can only (& will have to) get better.
“And we’ll be watching carefully making sure they do.”
(Image: Scottish Sun)
The front page depicts a hand putting a piece of paper into a ballot box which reads, “No to SNP sleaze, scandal & failures... yes to change”, written next to a box marked with a cross.
In an editorial published alongside the front cover on Wednesday, the paper stated: “At Westminster, it’s time for a change of management.
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“It’s also time for Scotland to send a message to the failing and sleaze-ridden SNP that their time is up.
“And that means it’s time for Labour.”
The paper stated that “Labour have spent years in the wilderness, enchanted by far-left ideology and wokeness, just like large sections of the SNP”.
It added that “the SNP has betrayed voters with a decade of waste” and that the SNP “remain a pale shadow” of the party that came into power in Scotland in 2007.
It’s time for change - vote Labour. https://t.co/G0UdKatVfD
— Anas Sarwar (@AnasSarwar) July 3, 2024
Reacting to the front page on social media, Scottish Labour said: “This election is an opportunity Scotland cannot afford to miss.”
Meanwhile, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar posted: “It’s time for change – vote Labour.”
The SNP have been approached for comment.
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