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BBC News By Daniel Davies image captionUKIP won seven seats in 2016 It is a contest that could have a big impact on the make up of the Senedd after election day. In a crowded field on the right of politics, parties are trying to woo tens of thousands of people who voted UKIP in Wales five years ago. An academic study suggests those voters had overwhelmingly switched to the Conservatives by the following year. If the Tories can retain their support, it will help them close the gap with Labour in...

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He said: “If we’re brutally honest, you haven’t had the Scottish Labour Party you deserve. “With rising injustice, inequality and division, I’m sorry we haven’t been good enough. I will work day and night to change that, so we can build the country we all need.” Sarwar said his election, as the first person from an ethnic minority to lead a UK party, was a testament to Scotland. “That doesn’t say something about me,” he added. “That says something great about Scotl...