article: Kezia Dugdale was speaking after Unite boss Len McCluskey said he "can't see" Labour winning on 8 June. Mr McCluskey later distanced himself from the remarks, insisting that he was "now full of optimism" about the party's chances. Referring to Mr McCluskey's original comments, Ms Dugdale said: "I think he is wrong. I hope he's wrong." In an interview with Politico, Mr McCluskey suggested that winning 200 seats - nearly 30 fewer than in 2015 - would be a "successful" result for Mr Corbyn, and it would be "extraordinary" if the party won the election. But asked about his comment on Wednesday morning, he said: "I am now full of optimism. If I was having that interview now I would not be making those comments." Mr McCluskey said he was "now convinced that the polls will change" and that "Labour is in with a real chance", describing the party's campaign as "brilliant". Asked on the Good Morning Scotland programme about the union leader's original remarks, Ms Dugdale said success for the party would mean "winning". She said she wanted the "Tories out of office and a Labour government in its place", but would not put a figure on how many seats she was hopeful of winning in Scotland, where the party returned only one MP in 2015. "I want to make progress in Scotland, I want to win more seats, I want to reduce the majority of SNP MPs in many other seats," she said. "The reality is that in the vast majority of seats across Scotland's central belt it is the Labour Party that stands a very strong second to the SNP." Mr Corbyn said in March that he would be "absolutely fine" with Scotland having a second independence referendum if the Scottish Parliament asked for one. His comment was condemned at the time by senior party figures in Scotland - with justice spokeswoman, Jackie Baillie, describing Mr Corbyn as "misguided and irresponsible" while MP Ian Murray said the leader was "destroying the party". And Labour's general election manifesto, which was unveiled by Mr Corbyn on Tuesday, says the party will "work tirelessly" to oppose a referendum. Ms Dugdale insisted the party was not sending out mixed messages on the issue, saying it was "very clear" that everyone in the Labour movement opposed independence and a second referendum on the basis that it would lead to "turbo-charged austerity" and "Â£15bn of cuts". She said people across Scotland were tired of politics in Scotland being dominated by the constitution. But she added: "It is a huge issue - people are angry that they might be forced to answer that question again. "So what I am saying clearly is that with Labour you get a clear promise of opposition to independence and an independence referendum. "But you also get a lot more than that - this is where the Tories and Ruth Davidson fall short. We have got a transformative plan to transform this country, so you can oppose independence but also vote for investment in our public services." Good Morning Scotland interviewed
summary: The leader of Scottish Labour has insisted that she thinks the party can win next month's general election.