6 h. ago Anas Sarwar insists Scots support closure of asylum hotels and 'understand' why barracks are used instead

The Scottish Labour challenged the SNP to offer an alternative to using army barracks to temporarily house refugees.

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7 h. ago 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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21 h. ago John Swinney to ask if Holyrood is strong enough to stand up to Reform ‘threat’

The First Minister and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar will address a conference in Edinburgh on Wednesday.

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4 d. ago Scottish Labour figures believe Keir Starmer will quit if SNP wins Holyrood election

EXCLUSIVE: Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has been urged to be bolder while another insider urged party MPs north of the border to "shut the f**k up".

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2 w. ago Thousands of Scots pupils forced to learn in crumbling school buildings rated 'bad' or 'poor'

EXCLUSIVE: Anas Sarwar challenged the SNP Government to invest in schools after receiving a record devolution settlement from Westminster.

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2 w. ago Anas Sarwar says he does not support drug decriminalisation for personal use

EXCLUSIVE: The Scottish Labour leader said communities do not back "making it easier for people to get drugs and take drugs".

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2 w. ago Hundreds of drug dealers 'walking free' across Scotland over claims of court delays

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar accused John Swinney of being unable to "run a court system that sends drug dealers to prison".

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3 w. ago Anas Sarwar insists many households are £5000 better off since Labour came to power

The Scottish Labour leader has spoken out urging the Prime Minister to “make the case” as the Scottish election looms next year.

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3 w. ago 'Snooty' John Swinney hails his state school education in spat with Anas Sarwar over college funding

The First Minister told MSPs he was "very proud of my state school education".

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3 w. ago SNP branded 'snooty and elitist' over 20% colleges funding cut as John Swinney makes private school remark

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar hit out at the Government’s record

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4 w. ago Starmer has ‘found his heart, found his fight’ at conference – Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader said his party must ‘shout louder’ rather than ‘whisper’ about its achievements.

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4 w. ago Readers' letters: Labour's funding pledges for Scotland are Trumpian fake news

Anas Sarwar’s call for a “new directionr “ for Scottish Labour fails to convince a reader

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4 w. ago The political futures of Keir Starmer and Anas Sarwar are bound together

Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says Anas Sarwar and the PM will stand or fall together in May's election.

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4 w. ago Farage to hit back at Starmer for calling immigration policy racist

Nigel Farage will hit back after Sir Keir Starmer’s speech, saying his comments have put Reform UK’s candidates and activists at risk.

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4 w. ago Nigel Farage labelled a 'chameleon' with 'racist' Reform policies

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said Scotland would reject the ex banker, suggesting Nigel Farage had 'no heart' for dealing with the issues facing the country

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4 w. ago Streeting says Farage allowed ‘racist leaflet’ to go out in Scottish by

The Health Secretary raised the issue of an attack advert published by Reform UK against Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar.

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4 w. ago Now Wes Streeting suggests Nigel Farage is 'racist' as Labour tears itself apart over 'divisive' attacks on Reform

Wes Streeting pointed to Reform leaflets targeting Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, suggesting he would 'prioritise the interests of the Pakistani community'.

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last month Sarwar: Labour needs to be better at telling its ‘positive story’

Anas Sarwar said he, rather than Sir Keir Starmer, would be at the forefront of the 2026 Scottish election campaign.

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last month I got into politics to create a better future for the country I love

In his column for the Record, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar wants to spread a message of hope.

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