Anas Sarwar, Scotland and Keir Starmer
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It comes after the Scottish Labour leader called for the prime minister to quit at a dramatic press conference on Monday.
Party’s Scottish leader Anas Sarwar has taken biggest gamble of his political career in calling for Keir Starmer to resign
Sir Keir Starmer has refused to say if he is putting Scots off voting Labour – or if his job could be on the line if his party performs badly in May’s Holyrood election. The Prime Minister travelled north on Thursday ahead of the Scottish election ...
Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander has downplayed the rift between the UK and Scottish leaders and says they both want Anas Sarwar to succeed in May.
Astonishing though it may seem to outsiders, to followers of Scotland’s politics it’s no real surprise to see Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar demand Sir Keir Starmer resign. An almost poisonous
If this is the end for Starmer, a serious and damaging pattern in British politics and public life will have been reinforced. Since David Cameron stepped down in 2016, no prime minister has lasted more than about three years. The impatience and intolerance of voters with the political classes has increased, and will only increase further.