10 h. ago John Swinney did 'nothing' to save bus maker Alexander Dennis, says Anas Sarwar

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said the First Minister’s claims that he found out about the issues facing the firm only weeks ago were “not true”.

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1 week ago Scottish Labour 'naive' to expect widespread gains at 2026 Holyrood election after Hamilton victory

An ex-Labour MP urged Anas Sarwar to distance himself from unpopular policy decisions taken by Keir Starmer if he wants to become the next first minister.

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1 week ago Euan McColm: Best way for Labour's Anas Sarwar to stay in Holyrood 2026 race is to be least radical man in Scottish politics

Threat from Reform remains but rancour between them and SNP leaves Labour leader with a chance to stay calm and detached

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1 week ago Best way for Labour's Anas Sarwar to stay in Holyrood 2026 race is to be least radical man in Scottish politics

Threat from Reform remains but rancour between them and SNP leaves Labour leader with a chance to stay calm and detached

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1 week ago Labour byelection win shows ‘SNP’s balloon has burst’, says Anas Sarwar

Scottish Labour leader accuses SNP of misinformation in its campaign and attacks Reform’s ‘dirty’ tacticsUK politics live – latest updatesScottish Labour’s surprise byelection win proves “the SNP’s balloon has burst”, a jubilant Anas Sarwar has said, after the popular local candidate Davy Russell defied predictions to beat the incumbent Scottish National party and fight off Reform UK’s “racist” campaigning in the central Scotland seat of Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse.Sarwar told a victory rally in Hamilton town centre on Friday morning that Labour had proved everyone wrong following speculation that Reform UK might push it into third place, as the rightwing populist party gained ground in Scotland for the first time. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Scottish Labour win pivotal Holyrood byelection, beating incumbent SNP and surging Reform UK

Voters in the central seat of Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse rallied around popular local candidate Davy RussellScottish Labour has won a pivotal Holyrood byelection, beating the incumbent SNP and fighting off Reform UK’s aggressive racist campaigning, in a remarkable turnaround of fortunes that will boost the party ahead of next year’s Scottish parliamentary elections.Voters in the central Scotland seat of Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse rallied round the popular local candidate Davy Russell after a toxic campaign that saw Nigel Farage launch an unprecedented series of personal racist attacks on Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Scottish Labour wins pivotal Holyrood byelection, beating incumbent SNP and surging Reform UK

Labour celebrated the ‘incredible’ win in the central seat of Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, as voters rallied around popular local candidate Davy RussellScottish Labour is celebrating an “incredible” win in a pivotal Holyrood byelection, beating the incumbent SNP and fighting off Reform UK’s “racist” campaigning, in a result that confounded predictions and will boost the party ahead of next year’s Scottish parliamentary elections.Voters in the central Scotland seat of Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse rallied round the popular local candidate Davy Russell after a toxic campaign that saw Nigel Farage launch an unprecedented series of personal attacks on Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, labelled racist by SNP leader John Swinney. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago First Minister says plans to downgrade Wishaw neonatal unit are “not about saving money”

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said the plans for the neonatal intensive care unit (Nicu) at University Hospital Wishaw show the NHS is “simply not safe in John Swinney’s hands”.

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2 w. ago Politicians making final push for votes ahead of Holyrood by

SNP leader John Swinney and the Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar are both expected to campaign in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse on Wednesday.

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2 w. ago Reform UK ramps up spending on 'racist' Facebook advert attacking Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar

EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage's party has now spent almost £25,000 on the controversial social media video.

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2 w. ago Nigel Farage's false claims exposed as journalist brutally calls him out at speech

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has been embroiled in a row over a 'racist' attack advert put out by his party against Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar

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3 w. ago Sir Keir Starmer issues 'trust' declaration over manipulated Anas Sarwar advert from Reform's Nigel Farage

The row between Labour and Reform over an advert featuring Anas Sarwar intensified on Thursday morning.

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3 w. ago Watch: Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar brands Nigel Farage ‘a pathetic little man’

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has labeled Nigel Farage ‘a clown’ and ‘pathetic’ in response to a Reform UK campaign advert accusing Sarwar of ‘introducing sectarianism to Scottish politics’.

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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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