Labour shares vision for Scotland with view of Welsh mountain

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By The Newsroom Thursday, 17th January 2019, 4:36 pm Updated Friday, 18th January 2019, 1:37 am

A screenshot from Scottish Labour's latest campaign video, with Tryfan mountain in the background

But the latest online message from Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard raised eyebrows after it promised a “vision for Scotland” - alongside a view of Snowdonia.

The Welsh mountain range was immediately spotted by viewers on social media after the party shared the video yesterday.

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While Mr Leonard explains “Labour’s vision for Scotland, and our vision for the UK, is one where we support each other instead of a race to the bottom”, the disctinctive peak of Tryfan in Nant y Benglog can be seen.

Other shots show the Scottish Labour leader on the streets of Glasgow and Edinburgh.

An SNP spokesperson said: “This is pretty embarrassing for Richard Leonard – it’s hard to shake off Scottish Labour’s ‘branch office’ reputation when they can’t tell Snowdonia from Scotland.”

But Labour insisted it had not made a gaffe by showing Wales instead of Scotland - explaining the video reflects the party’s aspirations as a UK-wide political movement.

A spokesperson for Scottish Labour said: “As Richard states in the film, this is our vision for Scotland and for the whole of the UK, because the urgent need to get rid of the Tories and elect a Labour government that will end austerity doesn’t stop at the border with England.”

A comparison of Tryfan mountain, as it appears in the Labour video above, and a clearer image of the peak below