Anas Sarwar has won the Scottish Labour leadership contest after a snap election triggered by the surprise resignation of Richard Leonard six weeks ago. He said: “You haven’t had the Scottish Labour party you deserve – with rising injustice, inequality and division, I’m sorry we haven’t been good enough. “And I’ll work with all our diverse communities in Scotland to rebuild the country we love.”The UK Labour leader, Keir Starmer, said: “Huge congratulations to Anas on his election as leader of the Scottish Labour party. Under his leadership, Scottish Labour will focus on what unites us – not what divides us. After losing every Scottish and UK election since 2007 to the SNP, including losing all its MEPs in the 2016 European elections, Labour has since gone through seven Scottish leaders.

Source: The Guardian February 27, 2021 11:12 UTC