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Scottish Labour fears it will pay the price for Starmer’s woes

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Labour people are smarting at the party’s sub-optimal opening months in government.

There are no smiles on shadow cabinet faces at the moment, says one member.

Scottish Labour were promised a popular UK government would help them cross the line in first place, removing the SNP from office.

Given the success of New Labour's first 100 days, there was a template there to be followed.

But in today 's frenetic media and social media climate, patience is a hard virtue to find.

Scottish Labour , in particular, cannot afford to wait much longer for the green shoots of achievement to start showing through.