Labour will look to reach out to Scottish Yes voters

Labour are going to focus on reaching out to disillusioned traditional Labour supporters who voted Yes in the Scottish referendum. Three of the four local authorities where a majority supported independence are Labour-controlled, and a large proportion of those who backed Labour in 2010 opted for a Yes vote last week.

Shadow Scottish Secretary Margaret Curran said there were many “understandable reasons” for people choosing to support Yes, and that Labour would be making a concerted effort to connect with Yes voters over the coming months.

In a speech to Conference, Curran will tell delegates that senior Scottish Labour figures will go to areas that voted most strongly in favour of independence to listen to people’s concerns.

In an interview this morning, Curran said:

“We’ve got a divided country.

“There were many people who voted ‘Yes’ for good, I think, understandable reasons. Many people with whom I think I share a great deal.

“I think we need to reach out to those people and argue and believe that we can build a better Scotland together.”