Jackie Baillie says Scottish Labour has 28 target seats for the general election

The Scottish Labour deputy leader said 'the impact' of the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election on the SNP had been 'delicious'.

The Scottish Labour Deputy leader said Michael Shanks' victory in Rutherglen and Hamilton West had "unlocked" a number of seats across Scotland. She also said "the impact" of the by-election on the SNP had been "delicious".

Baillie said: "What this unlocks is a number of seats across Scotland. As much as I love Professor John Curtice, I'm not going to claim that we're going to win 42 seats. He's saying we will. We're not complacent at all "We will continue to work hard to make that a reality. Please be assured of that there will be no complacency on our part, but the impact on the SNP has been delicious."

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