{"id":918660,"date":"2026-04-26T00:23:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T00:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/918660\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T00:23:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T00:23:30","slug":"scotland-can-vote-no-confidence-in-keir-starmer-at-holyrood-election-says-stephen-flynn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/918660\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotland can vote ‘no confidence’ in Keir Starmer at Holyrood election, says Stephen Flynn"},"content":{"rendered":"

The SNP’s Westminster leader has said the May 7 election is the chance for Scotland to escape the \u201cconstant chaos of Westminster control\u201d.Lucinda Cameron<\/strong> and Ewan Mowat<\/strong><\/a> Deputy Lifestyle, Trends, & Showbiz Editor<\/p>\n

00:01, 26 Apr 2026<\/p>\n

\"SNP<\/p>\n

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn during campaigning for the Scottish Parliament elections at the Heart of Scotstoun Community Centre in Glasgow.(Image: Jane Barlow\/PA Wire)<\/p>\n

The Holyrood election<\/a> is \u201cScotland\u2019s opportunity to vote \u2018no confidence\u2019 in Keir Starmer\u201d, the SNP\u2019s<\/a> Westminster leader has said. Stephen Flynn<\/a> said the May 7 election is the country\u2019s chance to secure a \u201cfresh start with independence\u201d and escape the \u201cconstant chaos of Westminster control\u201d.<\/p>\n

Mr Flynn said it is a \u201cdisgrace\u201d that the UK Government<\/a> is \u201ccompletely consumed by the Peter Mandelson scandal and distracted from the issues that matter to voters\u201d amid the cost-of-living crisis.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer<\/a> has faced calls to resign amid the fallout from the Lord Peter Mandelson vetting scandal which was sparked after it emerged he had not passed vetting checks but had still been appointed British ambassador to the US.<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister fired Foreign Office chief Sir Olly Robbins over the issue and has said he has been exonerated over accusations he misled MPs by evidence from Sir Olly.<\/p>\n

Mr Flynn said: \u201cThe election on May 7 is Scotland\u2019s opportunity to vote \u2018no confidence\u2019 in Keir Starmer and secure a fresh start with independence. If Labour MPs won\u2019t do the decent thing, and bring forward a vote of no confidence themselves, Scottish voters can take action on May 7 \u2013 by voting SNP to sack Keir Starmer and escape the constant chaos of Westminster control.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a disgrace that, at a time when families need a government that is fully focused on tackling the cost-of-living emergency, the Labour government is completely consumed by the Peter Mandelson scandal and distracted from the issues that matter to voters.<\/p>\n

\"Keir<\/p>\n

Starmer is dealing with another tough period as PM(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile John Swinney\u2019s SNP government is laser-focused on helping families \u2013 Keir Starmer is only interested in saving his own skin and hasn\u2019t lifted a finger to help households with the soaring cost of living under the Labour Party.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lord Mandelson was sacked last year, less than a year into the job, after details of his association with the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein emerged in files published by the US government.<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister has been under pressure over the vetting issue in recent days.<\/p>\n

Mr Flynn said: \u201cKeir Starmer is doing more damage with every day that he clings on to power. His position is completely untenable and Labour MPs are doing voters a disservice by keeping him in place.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe election is the key moment that can seal Keir Starmer\u2019s fate. On May 7, people in Scotland can vote SNP to show Keir Starmer the door and secure that fresh start of independence.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Scottish Labour<\/a> deputy leader Jackie Baillie said \u201cThe SNP\u2019s endless attempts to deflect attention from its own shameful record in government is getting embarrassing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis election is about Scotland\u2019s government, our NHS, our schools, our local services, our community safety and our transport system \u2013 but Stephen Flynn seems to think these issues don\u2019t matter.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnas Sarwar has been clear that a vote for Scottish Labour in this election is not an endorsement of Keir Starmer \u2013 it is a vote to change the government here in Scotland. The SNP is letting Scotland down but only Scottish Labour can beat them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe choice on the ballot on May 7 is between more of the same with John Swinney and the SNP and change with Anas Sarwar and Scottish Labour. A Scottish Labour government will fix the mess, get the basics right and deliver a better future for Scotland.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The SNP’s Westminster leader has said the May 7 election is the chance for Scotland to escape the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":918661,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5009],"tags":[748,4884,7852,528,712,11312,8545,26403,520,105470,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-918660","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-scotland","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-great-britain","10":"tag-john-swinney","11":"tag-labour-party","12":"tag-scotland","13":"tag-scottish-government","14":"tag-scottish-national-party","15":"tag-scottish-parliament-election","16":"tag-sir-keir-starmer","17":"tag-stephen-flynn","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116468161547919632","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/918660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=918660"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/918660\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/918661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=918660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=918660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=918660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}