Anas Sarwar has been elected leader of the Scottish Labour Party, winning 57.6% of the vote. Anas Sarwar has today been named leader of the Scottish Labour Party after beating Monica Lennon in the vote.. The party was forced to elect a new leader … Anas Sarwar became Scottish Labour’s new leader in February this year after Richard Leonard resigned from the post. Anas Sarwar is calling for a Labour Leaders’ Forum to be set up – with quarterly meetings to be held bringing together senior figures within the party from all across the country. He said emphatically at FMQs that the report published today by Audit Scotland "lays out the truth about personal protective equipment provision during the pandemic. Back in the 1940s, Anas Sarwar's grandfather Ghulam Mohammed moved from Pakistan to the United Kingdom, along with Anas' mother Perveen who was just four at the time, and settled in Lossiemouth. Our Labour movement has always been at the forefront of building a fairer society. Mr Sarwar makes history as he becomes the first ethnic minority leader of a UK political party. The following year, aged just 28, he was elected as Scottish Labour’s deputy leader. Wales’ First Minister Mark Drakeford. Picture date: Tuesday March 2, 2021. Swearing can be … He studied dentistry at the University of Glasgow and worked as a dentist in the NHS in Paisley for five years. Join. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar predicts he 'will be First Minister' in 2026. Picture by the Welsh Government. The Glasgow MSP defeated the party’s health spokeswoman Monica … Sarwar said his party is pledging to end empty promises on education. Wales’ First Minister Mark Drakeford. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar was subjected to “horrendous” abuse by a former Brexit Party candidate outside the Scottish parliament.. … Sixty-eight days out from the next Scottish Parliament election might seem an ill-advised time to change the leader of Scottish Labour. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar in the Garden Lobby at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh. The 38-year-old was filmed by … Anas Sarwar: Call in army to help with spike in Southside Covid-19 cases. SCOTTISH Labour leader Anas Sarwar is self-isolating after a member of his family tested positive for coronavirus.. He haes been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) fur the Glesga region sin 2016, haein been Member o Parliament (MP) fur Glesga Central frae 2010 til 2015.Ideologically, he identifies as a Brownite. Glasgow MSP Mr Sarwar defeated Monica Lennon, the only other candidate in the race. The Glasgow MSP defeated the party’s health spokeswoman Monica … Scottish lawmaker Anas Sarwar has won the leadership of Scottish Labour in a snap election triggered by the resignation of Richard Leonard last month. Anas Sarwar was on Saturday elected as the new leader of Scottish Labour, the U.K. opposition party’s autonomous arm in Scotland, following a ballot of members. The Glasgow MSP defeated the party’s health spokeswoman Monica Lennon, who won 42.4% of votes cast. Sarwar, a Glasgow member of the Scottish parliament (MSP), Mr Sarwar, the first person from an ethnic minority background to lead a UK party, said his election was “the greatest honour of my life”. Anas Sarwar took charge of Scottish Labour yesterday and, in his first speech as leader, admitted his party had not been good enough and vowed that would change. Scottish Labour named Anas Sarwar as their new leader on Saturday, ahead of an election for the country's devolved parliament in May. Anas Sarwar has been elected the new leader of Scottish Labour, replacing the Left-wing Richard Leonard who led the party for three years before his controversial resignation in January. Share. Scottish Labour: Anas Sarwar becomes new leader - 10 weeks before Holyrood elections. I am your Scottish Labour and Co-operative candidate for Glasgow Southside. Commenting on Anas Sarwar’s victory in the Scottish Labour leadership race, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie said: “I would like to congratulate Anas Sarwar on his victory and offer … Ballots opened on 9 February and closed on 26 February. NHS Scotland Police resources may also be required in a case that was raised with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon by Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar. Scottish Labour named Anas Sarwar as their new leader on Saturday, ahead of an election for the country's devolved parliament in May. The MSP was … Anas Sarwar is an MSP for Glasgow and a candidate for Leader of the Scottish Labour Party. Flip. He is the son of quite a well known business leader in Scotland, the owner of a well known chain of wholesalers in the UK and former MP for Glasgow Central, Mohammed Sarwar. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has predicted that he “will be the First Minister” of Scotland, but not until the next Holyrood election, which is …. Anas Sarwar is an MSP for Glasgow and a candidate for Leader of the Scottish Labour Party. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar will tomorrow call for a focus on Scotland’s national recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic – rather than proposals for another independence referendum. Anas Sarwar has today been named leader of the Scottish Labour Party after beating Monica Lennon in the vote.. Anas Sarwar told First Minister's Questions the Scottish Government had failed to follow the recommendations of two planning exercises in 2015 and 2018 that raised concerns about PPE. Today, as we shape our post-Covid future, we are needed more than ever. Anas has been at the forefront of Scottish politics for a decade, fighting for the people of Glasgow and Scotland. Take Action. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar will make a bold attempt to oust SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon from her constituency seat at the upcoming Holyrood election.. Picture by the Scottish Parliament. Mr Sarwar won 57.6% of the vote, defeating the party's health spokeswoman Monica Lennon, who won 42.4% of … Join. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar during First Minister's Questions. Blog: Anas Sarwar, Leader of Scottish Labour. Scottish Politics. He was first elected as an MP in 2010 and was then elected as deputy leader of Scottish Labour one year later. ANAS Sarwar has snubbed Richard Leonard as he unveiled Scottish Labour's new parliamentary frontbench with no role for the former leader.. All of the newly elected MSPs have been given a portfolio, with a key position for Jackie Baillie who takes on the dual role of shadow secretary for Covid recovery and shadow cabinet secretary for health and social care. Anas Sarwar, a Labour MSP for Glasgow, ex-MP and former deputy leader, has been elected today to succeed Richard Leonard as the new leader of Scottish Labour Party, after winning 57.56% of the vote. NICOLA STRUGEON was slammed in Parliament by Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar for insisting restrictions preventing parents to attend … Anas Sarwar, a Member of the Scottish Party for Glasgow, is the first ethnic minority leader in a leading political party in the UK.. Sarwar after winning the election said he would focus more on what unites the party rather than what it divides. Mr Sarwar makes history as he becomes the first ethnic minority leader of a UK political party. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar is self-isolating after a member of his household tested positive for coronavirus.