Reform are ‘unedifying people’ and I hope they get ‘hammered’ at polls – Sarwar The Scottish Labour leader was speaking during a Holyrood election campaign visit to Glasgow on Tuesday. Evening Standard · Apr 21
Elon Musk’s X ‘becoming very dangerous place’, says Nigel Farage Mr Musk, the world’s richest man, acquired Twitter in 2022 before renaming it and reinstating many accounts that had been banned. Evening Standard · Apr 20
Reform MSP called party’s Scottish leader ‘useless’, says Anas Sarwar The Scottish Labour leader said Graham Simpson was ‘very apologetic’ about a ‘racist’ attack ad from Reform. Evening Standard · Apr 20
Vote for Scottish Labour not an endorsement of Starmer, says Sarwar The Scottish Labour leader called for the Prime Minister to resign last month. Evening Standard · Apr 20
Reform urges Sarwar to back Offord as first minister A recent poll suggested a possible unionist majority in Holyrood. Evening Standard · Apr 20
Sarwar: I am not surprised people did not back my calls for Starmer to resign Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar admitted it hurt him personally to call for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to quit. Evening Standard · Apr 17
Mandelson vetting questions should be answered in Parliament – Sarwar Anas Sarwar said the scandal was the ‘tipping point’ which led to his earlier call for Sir Keir Starmer to quit. Evening Standard · Apr 17
Badenoch: Only Tories will stand up against SNP’s ‘divisive’ referendum plans The Conservative leader is expected to address supporters at a rally in Edinburgh on Thursday. Evening Standard · Apr 15
Claims of Labour and Reform deal for Holyrood are ‘utter nonsense’ says Sarwar Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar hit back at claims from Reform UK that there could be a deal between the parties to oust the SNP from power. Evening Standard · Apr 15
Scottish Labour leader says claim he tried to do Reform deal is ‘desperate lie’ Anas Sarwar says there have been ‘no stitch-ups, no deals, no backroom chats with Reform’ over Holyrood elections The Guardian - UK · Apr 15
SNP manifesto will be ‘bursting with ambition’, pledges John Swinney The First Minister said the policy package – to be unveiled on Thursday – would also seek to help Scots through the current cost-of-living crisis. Evening Standard · Apr 14
Reform claims of deal to ‘remove SNP’ are a ‘lie’, Scottish Labour’s Sarwar says Anas Sarwar hit back at claims he had sought a deal with Nigel Farage’s party in a bid to defeat the SNP in May’s Holyrood election. Evening Standard · Apr 14
Claims about UK Government blocking of Ming Yang was ‘crankery’, says Sarwar The UK Government blocked the £1.5 billion wind turbine manufacturing site over national security concerns. Evening Standard · Apr 14
Anas Sarwar asks voters in Scotland to give Labour five years to ‘fix SNP’s mess’ Scottish Labour leader pledges more homes and tax cuts as party tries to reverse slump in support before May elections The Guardian - UK · Apr 13
Evening Standard · Apr 13 UK Labour PM will always work with Scottish Government, says Sarwar Anas Sarwar said he wanted a ‘productive partnership’ with the UK Government if elected as first minister, despite calling on Keir Starmer to quit.
Evening Standard · Apr 12 Give me five years to fix SNP mess, Sarwar urges voters The Scottish Labour leader said his party would ‘get the basics right’ if elected in Holyrood.
Evening Standard · Apr 12 Swinney accuses UK Government of ‘anti-Scottish’ move blocking Chinese factory Ming Yang had proposed building a wind turbine facility in Ardersier, near Inverness.
Evening Standard · Apr 12 It is for independence supporters to set out referendum route – Sarwar The Scottish Labour leader spoke out on independence on Sunday’s televised BBC debate.
Evening Standard · Apr 12 Offord is a ‘chancer’, says Greer in first televised debate of Scottish election The party leaders clashed over immigration.
Evening Standard · Apr 12 Scotland’s main political party leaders set for first TV debate of election The leaders will be asked questions in front of a live studio audience.
The Independent UK · Apr 11 Power in Scotland will be the SNP’s to lose once again ANALYSIS : It will be Labour and Conservative failures, rather than any SNP success, that set the nationalists on course for a fifth consecutive term at Holyrood. As Sean O’Grady explains, the result of the 2026 Scottish parliamentary election will have an air of ‘unfinished business’
Evening Standard · Apr 10 SNP’s first refusal housing pledge will not fix broken system, Anas Sarwar says The Scottish Labour leader said his party will act to ‘drive down the cost of rent and mortgages’.
Evening Standard · Apr 9 Greens more extreme than Reform, says Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay highlighted one Greens candidate calling for the abolition of prisons and plans to ‘effectively’ legalise cocaine and heroin.
Evening Standard · Apr 9 Swinney outlines plans for £300 of energy support for islanders The First Minister also vowed investment to boost housing and declining populations in Scotland’s remote communities.
Evening Standard · Apr 9 Sarwar’s £100m emergency aid package to help Scots through Gulf crisis The Scottish Labour leader announced action to help households and businesses after the conflict in the Middle East has seen prices soar.