Anas Sarwar: Back Labour for change and end 20 years of ‘tired SNP’ rule The Scottish Labour leader pitched his party as the machine for change in a move that echoed the 2024 general election campaign. Evening Standard · Mar 26
Party leaders start campaign push ahead of Holyrood vote With the Scottish Parliament now in recess, the leaders of most of Scotland’s parties will kickstart their election campaigns on Thursday. Evening Standard · Mar 26
Reform will ‘dismantle’ NHS if they win election, DWP Secretary warns Pat McFadden claimed that if Reform wins the Holyrood election the party would move the country to an insurance model. Evening Standard · Mar 25
Few people were as close as myself and Starmer in politics – Sarwar The Scottish Labour leader said he found the personal aspect of calling for the Prime Minister to resign harder than the political. Evening Standard · Mar 24
Steps to ensure flagship hospital met expected standards branded ‘inadequate’ A note was issued on Monday by lawyers to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry addressing ‘developments’ since the inquiry’s last oral hearings in January. Evening Standard · Mar 23
Reform UK suspends Scottish candidate less than a day after announcing him Stuart Niven found to have diverted Covid grants to personal account as party faces criticism for candidates’ Islamophobic remarks The Guardian - UK · Mar 20
Reform’s Scottish leader defends candidates after ‘fruity’ comments emerge One candidate reportedly previously said on social media that Muslims should be deported. Evening Standard · Mar 20
Hospital openings delayed by ‘repeated mistakes’ from QEUH, claims Sarwar The Scottish Labour leader made the comments during First Minister’s Questions on Thursday. Evening Standard · Mar 19
Angela Rayner’s allies say HMRC inquiry set to be resolved before May elections Exclusive: Resolution could pave way for full return to frontline politics, but supporters stress she has no plans to directly challenge Keir Starmer The Guardian - UK · Mar 18
Scottish Labour pledge to tackle ‘gross inequalities’ in cancer screening The pledge comes ahead of the Holyrood elections in May. Evening Standard · Mar 18
All options should be on table to keep Strait of Hormuz open, says Sarwar The Scottish Labour leader warned that ‘mobilising assets’ could prolong the war but said the UK should consider all options to protect the economy. The Independent UK · Mar 16
Fire-ravaged remains of historic Glasgow building will be demolished The B-listed structure on Union Street has continued to collapse in the days since the blaze broke out on Sunday. Evening Standard · Mar 12
Scotland’s political leaders pay tribute to Dunblane victims First Minister John Swinney told MSPs his own son was born on the day of the tragedy – the deadliest mass shooting in UK history. Evening Standard · Mar 12
Glasgow’s only high-ladder fire engine unavailable during office block inferno Revelation prompts questions over Scottish fire service’s capacity to deal with large fires after 2023 cuts The Guardian - UK · Mar 12
Evening Standard · Mar 12 Mandelson should ‘do the right thing’ and return severance payment, says Sarwar The disgraced peer was given £75,000 after being sacked as US ambassador over his ties to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Evening Standard · Mar 12 Support for businesses affected by Glasgow fire to be outlined soon – Swinney The First Minister said firms destroyed or forced to shut will be assisted, as will those impacted by ongoing access restrictions.
Evening Standard · Mar 9 Enormous damage and significant disruption after Glasgow Central fire – Swinney All train services from Scotland’s busiest station were cancelled on Monday, and it is unlikely to reopen on Tuesday.
Evening Standard · Mar 6 Sarwar ‘is his own man’ after his call for Starmer to quit, says Streeting The Scottish Labour leader has stuck by his calls for the Prime Minister to step down.
The Independent UK · Mar 5 Anas Sarwar confirms probe after Scottish Labour MP’s husband accused of spying for China Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar’s comments come after Joani Reid’s husband David Taylor was arrested and bailed over China spying allegations
Evening Standard · Mar 5 Arrest of Scottish Labour MP’s husband ‘deeply concerning’, Sarwar says David Taylor, 39, has been accused of assisting a foreign intelligence service.
Evening Standard · Mar 2 ‘Not right’ for First Minister to receive early updates on criminal probes Reports this weekend suggested First Minister John Swinney was informed Nicola Sturgeon had been cleared before she had.
The Independent UK · Mar 2 Anas Sarwar condemns father for praising ‘brutal’ Iranian Ayatollah The Scottish Labour leader said his father, a former Labour MP and governor of Punjab, was ‘wrong’ to pay tribute to the Islamist dictator.
Evening Standard · Mar 1 Labour can win Holyrood vote and ensure ‘new direction’ for Scotland – Sarwar But recent polls put the party in third place behind the SNP and Reform ahead of the May 7 election.
Evening Standard · Feb 27 SNP would be ‘complacent’ to think Holyrood election is ‘in the bag’ – Alexander Scottish Labour campaign co-chairman Douglas Alexander accepted however his party are underdogs for the May election.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 27 Labour leadership truce holds for now but clock is ticking for Starmer Countdown to May has begun and dejected Labour MPs want to see in that time PM is capable of change