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Sarwar gambles on break with Starmer as Labour support slumps

Scottish Labour leader hopes distancing himself from PM will shift focus to SNP’s record, but voters remain unconvinced

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26

Scottish Labour calls for Lord Advocate ministerial code investigation

Dame Jackie Baillie has written to the Scottish Government’s Independent Advisers on the Ministerial Code.

Evening Standard · Feb 23

The Guardian view on Scottish Labour: Keir Starmer needs Anas Sarwar’s act of betrayal to pay off

Editorial: The leader of Scottish Labour will use its spring conference to demonstrate that he is his own man. Ironically, the prime minister’s survival may depend on his success

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22

No 10 confident Sarwar acted alone in call for Starmer to go

Downing Street initially feared Scottish Labour leader’s move was part of a wider leadership challenge

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10

Anas Sarwar: why did the leader of Scottish Labour call for Keir Starmer’s resignation – and has the move backfired?

Scottish politics has a dual nature. It is significantly distinct from politics in the rest of the United Kingdom, with its own dynamics, parties and leaders. But it can still be affected by events down south. And for the Scottish sections of the UK parties – the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats,…

The Conversation · Feb 9

Sarwar has shown his ruthless streak. But will his swipe at Starmer mean anything to voters?

Scottish Labour leader is gambling that by declaring his loyalty to Scotland, the electorate will rally behind him

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9

Cabinet rallies around embattled Starmer as Sarwar calls for him to quit

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said Sir Keir Starmer should go to prevent the ‘distraction’ in Westminster hitting his party’s election chances.

Evening Standard · Feb 9

Anas Sarwar calls on Sir Keir Starmer to quit as pressure on PM intensifies

The Scottish Labour leader is the most senior figure in the party to call for the Prime Minister to resign.

Evening Standard · Feb 9

Scottish Labour’s Anas Sarwar to call on Keir Starmer to resign

Mr Sarwar is the most senior Labour politician to call for Sir Keir to go in the wake of the Lord Peter Mandelson scandal.

The Independent UK · Feb 9

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar calls on Keir Starmer to stand down

Sarwar tells press conference: ‘The distraction has to end and the leadership in Downing Street has to change’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9