Anas Sarwar hopes to pull rug from SNP with Budget call - BBC News
3 days ago · Anas Sarwar has announced his party will not vote down the Budget . Glenn Campbell . Political editor, BBC Scotland News. Published. 7 January 2025. Labour has - more or less - ended fears that ...
Scottish Budget set to pass with Labour abstaining - BBC News
3 days ago · The Scottish government's Budget looks set to pass after Labour leader Anas Sarwar said his party would abstain from the Holyrood vote. The minority SNP administration will require the help of at ...
Anas Sarwar news and updates on Scottish Labour MSP and leader
5 days ago · ANAS Sarwar is the Scottish Labour group leader at Holyrood and an ally of Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Sarwar won a leadership election to take over the Scottish Labour MSP group in 2021, after Richard Leonard was forced out by Starmer. Read on for the latest news and updates about Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar.
Door still open in budget talks despite Labour abstentions, says ...
3 days ago · John Swinney’s door remains open for talks on his Government’s budget despite Labour’s plans to abstain in the final vote, the First Minister has said. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar ...
Anas Sarwar pledges 'fundamental restructure' of Scottish …
4 days ago · Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar criticised the number of 'quangos' in Scotland, although UK Labour has set a new one up every week since taking power (Image: PA) LABOUR will enact a “fundamental reorganisation” of the Scottish Government and its public bodies should the party win power in 2026, Anas Sarwar has said.
Anas Sarwar - BBC News
Oct 8, 2024 · Anas Sarwar has declared the highest value of gifts by an MSP since 2021, closely followed by Douglas Ross. Anas Sarwar told the party's conference in Liverpool that Labour needed...
Anas Sarwar - BBC News
Dec 3, 2024 · Two Labour MSPs backed an SNP government motion calling on Sir Keir Starmer to reverse his decision. All the latest content about Anas Sarwar from the BBC.
Anas Sarwar slammed as he claims public sector jobs grown 'too …
Dec 8, 2024 · ANAS Sarwar has come under fire after saying the public sector has grown “too far” in Scotland. The Scottish Labour leader claimed he did not want to cut public sector jobs but said the Scottish Government must ensure state spending was “efficient” during an interview on the BBC ’s Sunday Show.
Anas Sarwar turns tables on John Swinney as SNP now under …
3 days ago · Mr Sarwar had last month planted the seed that his MSPs could abstain, as he attempted to claim that voting for the Budget would not mean supporting the SNP’s plans to mitigate the two-child ...
Two-child cap not the only lever we have to tackle poverty, says …
1 day ago · Speaking to the PA news agency alongside Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar on Thursday in Glasgow, Ms Rayner said: “(The Scottish Government have) said, without any means of funding, that they ...