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| Election 2019: Sturgeon gathers SNP MPs after victory | Election 2019: Sturgeon gathers SNP MPs after victory |
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| Nicola Sturgeon has welcomed the SNP's new raft of MPs in Dundee following their "watershed" general election win. | Nicola Sturgeon has welcomed the SNP's new raft of MPs in Dundee following their "watershed" general election win. |
| The party won 48 of Scotland's 59 constituencies in Thursday's poll. | The party won 48 of Scotland's 59 constituencies in Thursday's poll. |
| Ms Sturgeon was joined by a large number of her new Westminster contingent for a photo call at the city's V&A museum. | Ms Sturgeon was joined by a large number of her new Westminster contingent for a photo call at the city's V&A museum. |
| She said the result showed that the majority of people in Scotland "want a very different future" to the rest of the UK. | She said the result showed that the majority of people in Scotland "want a very different future" to the rest of the UK. |
| In a phone call on Friday, the first minister told Boris Johnson she would publish a paper next week outlining the case for another vote on Scottish independence. | In a phone call on Friday, the first minister told Boris Johnson she would publish a paper next week outlining the case for another vote on Scottish independence. |
| The prime minister said he was opposed to a referendum, despite the SNP's general election success. | The prime minister said he was opposed to a referendum, despite the SNP's general election success. |
| Speaking in Dundee, Ms Sturgeon said the Scottish electorate had rejected Mr Johnson, the Conservative party and Brexit. | Speaking in Dundee, Ms Sturgeon said the Scottish electorate had rejected Mr Johnson, the Conservative party and Brexit. |
| They had sent a clear signal that they wanted the future of Scotland to be "in the hands of people who live here", she added. | They had sent a clear signal that they wanted the future of Scotland to be "in the hands of people who live here", she added. |
| "The Tories - although they will rage against that reality, no doubt, for as long as they can - have to accept and understand it," she said. | "The Tories - although they will rage against that reality, no doubt, for as long as they can - have to accept and understand it," she said. |
| "They were rejected in Scotland. They put the issue of opposition to an independence referendum... on the ballot paper and they lost vote share, they lost more than 50% of their seats - it was a catastrophic defeat for the Tories on that single issue." | "They were rejected in Scotland. They put the issue of opposition to an independence referendum... on the ballot paper and they lost vote share, they lost more than 50% of their seats - it was a catastrophic defeat for the Tories on that single issue." |
| She said the UK government "can't ultimately block the will of the Scottish people", adding that the "mandate and momentum" is on the side of another referendum. | She said the UK government "can't ultimately block the will of the Scottish people", adding that the "mandate and momentum" is on the side of another referendum. |
| Ms Sturgeon's party secured 45% of the vote in this election - 8.1% more than in the last in 2017, when it won 35 seats. | Ms Sturgeon's party secured 45% of the vote in this election - 8.1% more than in the last in 2017, when it won 35 seats. |
| It was their second best result after 2015 - when they took 56 seats. Ms Sturgeon said Friday's result exceeded her expectations. | It was their second best result after 2015 - when they took 56 seats. Ms Sturgeon said Friday's result exceeded her expectations. |
| Across the UK, the Conservatives secured their biggest majority since the 1980s in what Boris Johnson described as a "historic" election victory. | Across the UK, the Conservatives secured their biggest majority since the 1980s in what Boris Johnson described as a "historic" election victory. |
| On Friday he told Ms Sturgeon he opposed a second referendum, they he was committed to the union and the result of the 2014 referendum should be respected. | On Friday he told Ms Sturgeon he opposed a second referendum, they he was committed to the union and the result of the 2014 referendum should be respected. |
| Who are Scotland's other MPs? | Who are Scotland's other MPs? |
| Scottish Labour will return only one MP to Westminster - Edinburgh South's Ian Murray - after losing six seats in Scotland. | Scottish Labour will return only one MP to Westminster - Edinburgh South's Ian Murray - after losing six seats in Scotland. |
| Its governing body met on Saturday to discuss how to move on from the election defeat. | Its governing body met on Saturday to discuss how to move on from the election defeat. |
| Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard lamented his party's "devastating" result, putting the defeat down to constitutional issues rather than shifting blame on to Jeremy Corbyn. | Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard lamented his party's "devastating" result, putting the defeat down to constitutional issues rather than shifting blame on to Jeremy Corbyn. |
| Willie Rennie, the Scottish Liberal Democrat leader, is also expected to gather his MPs for the first time since the vote. | Willie Rennie, the Scottish Liberal Democrat leader, is also expected to gather his MPs for the first time since the vote. |
| The party maintained four seats in Scotland, despite the high-profile loss of UK leader Jo Swinson. | The party maintained four seats in Scotland, despite the high-profile loss of UK leader Jo Swinson. |
| She lost out by 149 votes in East Dunbartonshire, in what was seen as a major scalp for the SNP. | She lost out by 149 votes in East Dunbartonshire, in what was seen as a major scalp for the SNP. |
| However, the Lib Dems won in the UK's most marginal constituency, North East Fife, with Wendy Chamberlain beating the SNP's Stephen Gethins, who previously won with the UK's smallest majority - just two votes. | However, the Lib Dems won in the UK's most marginal constituency, North East Fife, with Wendy Chamberlain beating the SNP's Stephen Gethins, who previously won with the UK's smallest majority - just two votes. |
| The Scottish Conservatives lost more than half the seats they had held north of the border. They now have six MPs, in the south and the north-east of the country. | |
| For a nationwide breakdown of results, see our results page, which will be updated throughout the night. | For a nationwide breakdown of results, see our results page, which will be updated throughout the night. |
| If you can't see the look-up click here. | If you can't see the look-up click here. |
| Or you can browse the A-Z list. | Or you can browse the A-Z list. |