Holyrood by-election: Scottish Labour gloom and a call for PM to reshuffle
Keir Starmer has been urged to trigger a reshuffle and “reset” of his government as the party in Scotland faces a challenging by-election in Holyrood.
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Anas Sarwar’s key SNP attack lines as he fires starting gun for 2026 Holyrood election
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has kicked off the party’s 2026 election campaign for Holyrood in a New Year’s speech that attacked the Scottish National Party’s record in government on healthcare, education and crime.
Scottish Labour vows to reverse winter fuel cuts in break with Westminster line
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has promised to restore winter fuel payments in Scotland in a sharp break with Keir Starmer's government policy.
‘Labour have won back the central belt for Westminster, but the battle for Scotland isn’t over’
On the 4 July 2024, the SNP experienced something they had not experienced in a very long time – they lost an election.
Humza Yousaf resignation: Sarwar warns SNP cannot ‘impose’ unelected FM
Anas Sarwar has demanded a snap Holyrood election following the resignation of First Minister Humza Yousaf, declaring that the SNP "cannot impose another unelected First Minister" and that Scottish Labour is "ready" to deliver "change"…
‘The SNP may lose badly, but they’d soon tap any disillusion with Labour in power’
Scottish Labour entered its conference this weekend in a buoyant mood. Just five years on from its lowest ebb in the European elections that saw it win just 9.7% of the vote in Scotland, the momentum behind the party is palpable. While the…
Jackie Baillie holds marginal Dumbarton seat in big relief for Scottish Labour
Deputy leader Jackie Baillie has held onto her marginal Holyrood parliamentary constituency of Dumbarton in a big relief for Scottish Labour and a blow to the SNP's chances of winning a majority in this election. Baillie secured her…
On the campaign trail with Labour’s Glasgow candidate Pam Duncan-Glancy
“My mum, she was incredible,” Labour Glasgow candidate Pam Duncan-Glancy tells me as we pause for a chat mid-canvassing. The rest of the group are now going up the tenements, which are not accessible for wheelchair-using campaigners…
On the campaign trail with Anas Sarwar: “Glasgow is the centre of the universe”
“Our activists are the most positive and enthused I've seen them in a long time,” Anas Sarwar says. “I think the reaction we're getting from people as well – there's a different mood towards the Labour Party than there has been for a very…
‘It’s a pandemic, stupid’: Scottish Labour develops unity theme for May elections
The Holyrood battle on May 6th is a “pandemic election”, Anas Sarwar has declared. That might sound like an obvious thing to say: the coronavirus crisis has been squashed down after tough lockdowns across the UK, but we’re still in the…
Sarwar declares “pandemic election” as Scottish Labour manifesto unveiled
Anas Sarwar has declared, while unveiling the Scottish Labour Party's 'national recovery plan' manifesto today, that the Holyrood contests taking place on May 6th amount not to a "normal election" but a "pandemic election". At the manifesto…
Scottish Labour manifesto set to launch with affordable childcare promise
Anas Sarwar will today launch Scottish Labour's manifesto, ahead of the Holyrood elections on May 6th, with the promise to "dramatically" increase affordable childcare alongside "the biggest job recovery scheme in the history of…