The Scottish Labour was speaking on the last day of the by-election campaign
Anas Sarwar has said that the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election has could be a "launch pad" for Scottish Labour.
The party has also gone down in the polls, with the gap between the SNP and Labour narrowing since Sturgeon left office. "I believe this has the potential to be a seismic by-election, and then as a launch pad as we head towards that next general election. In 2008 John Mason won the Glasgow East by-election for the SNP. It had also been a safe Labour seat and he went up against former Scottish Government minister Margaret Curran.SNP finances probe When asked if his job would be under pressure if the result didn't go his way, Sarwar said: "I don't feel pressure.
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