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Anas Sarwar demands clarity on future imposition of coronavirus restrictions

Scotland should have clear “triggers” for reimposing restrictions if they are needed, with agreed support for people and businesses and improved contact tracing, Anas Sarwar has said. The Scottish Labour set out his party’s plan for “living with ...

24 Jan 2022 at 15:55

Nuclear must be part of UK energy mix, says Labour

Nuclear power must form part of the UK’s future energy mix to provide a long-term solution to rising bills, Labour has said. Ahead of a visit on Tuesday, both Sir Keir Starmer and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar have talked up the use of ...

11 Apr 2022 at 23:55

Yousaf using deposit return row to hide his Government’s failings, claims Sarwar

Humza Yousaf’s row with Westminster over the deposit return scheme (DRS) has been used as an “excuse” for his ministers to hide their own failings in delivering the recycling plan, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has claimed. The UK ...

06 Jun 2023 at 13:33

Scotland

Ending two-child benefits cap in Scotland ‘will cost nearly £200m by 2029’

The scrapping of the two-child benefit cap in Scotland will cost the Scottish Government nearly £200 million a year by the end of the decade, the Scottish Fiscal Commission (SFC) has said. The policy will cost £155 million in 2026-27 ...

07 Jan 2025 at 11:36

Scottish Labour pledges means-tested winter payment if it wins Holyrood election

A Scottish Labour government would put in place a means-tested winter fuel payment equivalent north of the border if it is elected in 2026. The UK Government drew ire from across the political spectrum in the summer after announcing ...

19 Nov 2024 at 16:27

Drug consumption rooms are ‘fairly normal’, says Labour MSP

A Labour MSP who is campaigning for safe drug consumption rooms to be legalised in Scotland said the facilities are “fairly normal” in other parts of the world. Speaking to Times Radio on Saturday morning, Glasgow MSP Paul Sweeney ...

28 May 2022 at 13:41

Swinney: Sarwar’s words count for nothing amid ‘return to austerity’ with cuts

John Swinney has said Anas Sarwar’s words “count for absolutely nothing” as he accused the UK Government of a return to austerity – something the Scottish Labour leader had promised would not happen. Speaking to reporters in ...

19 Mar 2025 at 16:20

Welfare system overhaul does not amount to cuts, insists Scottish Labour leader

Anas Sarwar has denied that Labour’s decision to slash £5 billion a year from the welfare budget amounts to cuts. The Scottish Labour leader rejected claims – including from within his own front bench – that the benefits ...

20 Mar 2025 at 14:15

UK Government unwilling to support Scottish industry, John Swinney claims

The UK Government seems unwilling to support Scottish industry, First Minister John Swinney has said ahead of meeting Sir Keir Starmer. Mr Swinney will meet the Prime Minister at the British Irish Council in Wales on ...

05 Dec 2025 at 00:01

Scotland’s energy industry facing ‘existential threat’, Swinney warns PM

Scotland’s energy industry is facing an “existential threat”, the First Minister has claimed as he called for UK Government support. John Swinney and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer met ahead of a summit of the ...

05 Dec 2025 at 13:52

Scotland

Sarwar says Budget must lift benefit cap and ease cost of living

The two-child benefit cap must end, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has said ahead of the Budget this week. Speaking on BBC Scotland’s Sunday Show, he said the UK Government Budget has been a “drawn out ...

23 Nov 2025 at 12:07

Scotland

UK and Scottish governments ‘sleepwalking’ on future of Grangemouth refinery

Both of Scotland’s governments have been accused of “sleepwalking towards disaster” on protecting the future of Scotland’s only oil refinery. Scottish Labour have urged the UK and Scottish governments to ...

06 May 2024 at 00:01

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