0:00:02 > 0:00:03In just a few weeks, we go to the polls once again
0:00:03 > 0:00:06to elect a new UK government.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09The stakes at this election really could not be higher.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13Our country is deeply divided
0:00:13 > 0:00:14and more than ever,
0:00:14 > 0:00:17we need a government to bring us together,
0:00:17 > 0:00:20not one that is trying to drive us further apart.
0:00:21 > 0:00:26Right across Scotland, you have the opportunity to tell Nicola Sturgeon
0:00:26 > 0:00:31that we do not want another divisive independence referendum.
0:00:31 > 0:00:35The best way to do this is by electing a Labour MP,
0:00:35 > 0:00:39who will always put jobs and local services first,
0:00:39 > 0:00:43and a Labour government that will be for the many, not the few.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47Labour's always been rooted in progress,
0:00:47 > 0:00:49compassion and fairness,
0:00:49 > 0:00:51which is why, when Labour is in government,
0:00:51 > 0:00:53we achieve remarkable things.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55The minimum wage,
0:00:55 > 0:00:57rights for workers,
0:00:57 > 0:00:59investment in our NHS,
0:00:59 > 0:01:03120,000 children lifted out of poverty in Scotland,
0:01:03 > 0:01:04tax credits,
0:01:04 > 0:01:06winter fuel allowance,
0:01:06 > 0:01:07civil partnerships,
0:01:07 > 0:01:09the Scottish Parliament.
0:01:09 > 0:01:14The Tories only offer us a hard Brexit that is a threat to jobs,
0:01:14 > 0:01:16tax breaks for the privileged few
0:01:16 > 0:01:20and an economy that relies on low-paid and zero-hours jobs,
0:01:20 > 0:01:23while the richest get richer.
0:01:23 > 0:01:28Their recklessness is tearing the fabric of this great country apart.
0:01:28 > 0:01:29Over the past seven years,
0:01:29 > 0:01:32the Tories have put their own interests first
0:01:32 > 0:01:34and the SNP always puts
0:01:34 > 0:01:37a second divisive independence referendum first.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39Neither party is interested in the fact
0:01:39 > 0:01:41that living standards have declined
0:01:41 > 0:01:44and too many people are in low-paid, insecure jobs.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47A Labour government will make different, fairer
0:01:47 > 0:01:49and better choices.
0:01:49 > 0:01:54A Labour government will introduce a real living wage of £10 an hour.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56We'll protect pensioners
0:01:56 > 0:02:00by guaranteeing the triple lock until 2025
0:02:00 > 0:02:02and we'll ban zero-hour contracts
0:02:02 > 0:02:05to give workers the right to a fair day's pay.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08The Labour movement, led by Jeremy Corbyn and Kezia Dugdale,
0:02:08 > 0:02:12will always believe in progress, compassion and fairness.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15That's why Scotland needs a Labour government
0:02:15 > 0:02:17that puts our principles into practice,
0:02:17 > 0:02:21in the place where Labour should be, in power,
0:02:21 > 0:02:23working in the interests of working people.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28The election will decide what the future will be.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32For a compassionate country, for the many, not the few,
0:02:32 > 0:02:35vote Labour on the 8th of June.