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There is a new TNS-BMRB poll in the Herald. Voting intentions in the Scottish parliament (with changes from TNS's poll in June) are:

Holyrood constituency: CON 10%(-3), LAB 46%(+1), LDEM 11%(nc), SNP 32%(+3) Holyrood regional: CON 11%(-1), LAB 42%(+1), LDEM 12%(nc), SNP 30%(+2)

Since the election TNS-BMRB have been the only company to release any Scottish polling, and they suggest a good recovery for Labour (TNS-BMRB tend to show somewhat higher levels of support for Labour in Scotland than some other companies anyway, but even comparing it to their own polls from earlier this year, Labour are vastly improved).

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