Sir Keir Charmer as he tries to win back voters

LABOUR leader Keir Starmer has promised to "reach out" to SNP voters to earn their trust.

- PAUL HUTCHEON

Starmer said pro-independence supporters who had "lost faith" in the UK "have a point" and urged them to embrace his agenda in reforming Westminster.

In a speech to the Scottish Labour conference in Edinburgh, Starmer admitted Sturgeon's success had been "grounded" in persuading former Labour voters to switch to the SNP.

He said: "We've got to reach out to those people now.

"There will be people in your community looking again at the future of Scotland with fresh eyes. We have to meet their gaze with confidence.

"Show them not just what the Tories and the SNP have done to this nation but the Scotland Labour can build is a fairer, greener, more dynamic Scotland.