11 h. ago 'Anytime, any place': Anas Sarwar issues challenge to Reform's Nigel Farage, makes Hamilton by

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has launched a fresh defence against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.

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11 h. ago Anas Sarwar brands Nigel Farage a “tedious, pathetic little man" as racism row intensifies

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has launched a fresh defence against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.

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12 h. ago Nigel Farage savaged as 'poisonous man' by MP after defending 'racist' Reform UK advert

Leader of Scottish Labour Anas Sarwar has said he will challenge Nigel Farage 'anytime, any place' after the Reform UK leader defended a 'racist' advert released by his party

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13 h. ago Sarwar ready to challenge Farage ‘anytime, any place’ amid row over Reform ad

The Scottish Labour leader hit back after the Reform UK leader accused him of having ‘introduced sectarianism into Scottish politics’.

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32 h. ago Nigel Farage defends party's 'racist' ad attacking Labour's Anas Sarwar and accuses him of introducing 'sectarianism'

Nigel Farage has accused Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar of having 'introduced sectarianism into Scottish politics'.

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33 h. ago John Swinney condemns Nigel Farage for defending 'racist' advert about Anas Sarwar

The First Minister spoke out during an increasingly ugly Holyrood by-election in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse

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34 h. ago Nigel Farage accuses Anas Sarwar of 'introducing sectarianism into Scottish politics'

The Reform UK leader claimed "everybody in Scotland is having a go at us" as his party's campaigning tactics face a backlash.

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59 h. ago SNP accuses Reform UK of 'race baiting' over video featuring Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar

The SNP have become the latest political party to criticise Reform UK’s use of a video featuring Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar.

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64 h. ago Anas Sarwar' top aide accused of causing 'unnecessary divisions' after Labour MSPs embroiled in selection row

Local Labour leaders in Dundee have warned a left-wing MSP has been disadvantaged in favour of a frontbencher tipped to become a future party leader.

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64 h. ago Anas Sarwar losing Holyrood election could spark Labour rebellion to oust Keir Starmer

Labour MPs are reportedly giving Keir Starmer 12 months to turn things around - with the outcome of next year’s Holyrood election a potential trigger to oust him from office.

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66 h. ago SNP cuts to local youth services and education is damning for John Swinney

In his Daily Record column, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar says the SNP have to take responsibility for service cuts relating to young people.

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6 d. ago Reform advert targeting Anas Sarwar branded 'blatantly racist' by Scottish Labour

A social media advert by Reform UK has been branded “blatantly racist” by Scottish Labour.

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2 w. ago The future of Scotland's NHS is being put at risk by this incompetent SNP Government

In his regular column for the Record, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar says the SNP has let the health service down and Scots are suffering as a result.

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3 w. ago Anas Sarwar admits Labour government must go 'further and faster' to counter surge of Nigel Farage's Reform

Anas Sarwar has warned his Labour colleagues at Westminster need to better deliver on election promises to counter the surge of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.

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3 w. ago Kemi Badenoch warns Tory critics that replacing her as leader won't work as she defends her 'slow and steady' plan

The Tories lost more than 600 councillors and all 15 of the councils they controlled going into Thursday's contest - among the worst results in the party's history.

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3 w. ago John Swinney pressed after Rod Stewart intervenes to help young Scot waiting for autism assessment

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar raised the Daily Record's exclusive front page story at First Minister's Questions today.

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3 w. ago Stephen Flynn mocks Labour by urging Keir Starmer to campaign in Hamilton by

The SNP Westminster made the call to the PM directly after Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said he did not expect Starmer to hit the campaign trail

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4 w. ago Parties clash over Trump and protest votes in local elections debate

Labour and the Tories are seeking to defend seats from Reform amid opinion poll momentum for Nigel Farage’s party.

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4 w. ago Phasing out fossil fuels ‘doomed to fail’, says Tony Blair as he calls for rethink of net zero policy – UK politics live

‘Any strategy based on either phasing out fossil fuels in the short term or limiting consumption is a strategy doomed to fail,’ says former PMSeverin Carrell is the Guardian’s Scotland editor.Keir Starmer is not expected to campaign in the Hamilton byelection, a critical contest for Scottish Labour which takes place in early June, Anas Sarwar has confirmed.I wouldn’t expect Keir to be campaigning in the byelection. That’s not to say he won’t, but I’m not expecting Kier to campaign in the byelection.I’ll be on the stump campaigning for a Labour win. I’m the candidate for first minister next year. I’m the one that wants to remove the SNP from government.Next year, we’ve got to demonstrate to people that for all Nigel Farage might want to come here with his easy answers and create a bit of a circus, the reality is a vote for Reform only helps the SNP. If you want to get rid of the SNP, only Scottish Labour can beat them. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Plan to phase out fossil fuels ‘doomed to fail’, says Tony Blair as he calls for rethink of net zero policy – UK politics live

‘Any strategy based on either ‘phasing out’ fossil fuels in the short term or limiting consumption is a strategy doomed to fail,’ says former PMSeverin Carrell is the Guardian’s Scotland editor.Keir Starmer is not expected to campaign in the Hamilton byelection, a critical contest for Scottish Labour which takes place in early June, Anas Sarwar has confirmed.I wouldn’t expect Keir to be campaigning in the byelection. That’s not to say he won’t, but I’m not expecting Kier to campaign in the byelection.I’ll be on the stump campaigning for a Labour win. I’m the candidate for first minister next year. I’m the one that wants to remove the SNP from government.Next year, we’ve got to demonstrate to people that for all Nigel Farage might want to come here with his easy answers and create a bit of a circus, the reality is a vote for Reform only helps the SNP. If you want to get rid of the SNP, only Scottish Labour can beat them. Continue reading...

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