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Public will value my honesty in call for Starmer to quit, says Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader was pressed on whether his own position has been weakened by the events of this week.

Evening Standard

Labour is united behind Sarwar’s bid to be next first minister – Alexander

The Scottish Secretary has sought to downplay divisions within the party after its Scottish leader called on the PM to quit.

Evening Standard

Anas Sarwar says Starmer can campaign in Scotland after calling for him to quit

Scottish Labour leader agrees PM can support party’s effort to win May’s Holyrood election in abrupt about-face

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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

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,…

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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

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.

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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

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

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

SNP Westminster leader Flynn calls for Starmer to ‘do right thing and resign’

The Prime Minister has faced increased pressure in recent days.

Evening Standard

Sarwar refuses to say if PM will address this month’s Scottish Labour conference

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar instead would only say he would be ‘leading’ his party’s pre-election conference.

Evening Standard

John Swinney ‘fabricated’ quote on pressure around QEUH opening, claims Labour

Anas Sarwar is demanding that the First Minister corrects the Holyrood record.

Evening Standard

Labour to stage Holyrood vote urging disclosure of hospital communications

The party is lodging a motion calling on SNP ministers to publish and preserve all records connected to the handling of infection at the facility.

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John Swinney does not expect Sir Keir Starmer to still be in office at Christmas

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Labour ‘not in strong negotiating position’ over Budget, says Sarwar

Scottish Labour MSPs are expected to abstain on the Budget, effectively allowing it to pass.

Evening Standard

Labour will not block the Scottish Government’s Holyrood budget, says Sarwar

Finance Secretary Shona Robison will lay out her tax and spending plans on Tuesday.

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Scottish Labour leader says Swinney is a ‘bluffer who will be found out like Tisdale and Thelwell’

The Scottish Labour leaders compared the First Minister to the unpopular Celtic and Rangers figures during a Glasgow visit.

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Swinney is a bluffer who will be ‘found out’ like Tisdale and Thelwell – Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leaders compared the First Minister to the unpopular Celtic and Rangers figures during a Glasgow visit.

Evening Standard

Party leaders make election pitches ahead of crucial Holyrood contest in May

The leaders of the SNP, Scottish Labour and the Scottish Conservatives all made keynote speeches ahead of this year’s Holyrood ballot.

The Guardian - UK

Scottish Labour urges Keir Starmer to stay out of Holyrood campaign

Anas Sarwar says prime minister’s missteps have left party clear underdogs in run-up to May election

Evening Standard

‘Underdog’ Sarwar challenges First Minister to series of election debates

The Scottish Labour leader issued the challenge as he said his party will spend a £1 million plus election fund as part of its bid to win power.

Evening Standard

Swinney urged to increase spending on benefits as Chancellor lifts two-child cap

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said the UK Government’s actions will lift thousands of Scottish children out of poverty.

Evening Standard

Briefing row ‘undermining Government message’, says Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader said the situation had ‘not been helpful’.

Evening Standard

Labour will prove polls wrong and win Holyrood election, says Sarwar

A recent poll put Scottish Labour third behind Reform UK ahead of next May’s ballot.

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