Politics · 21 July 2026

Anas Sarwar to quit as Scottish Labour leader for minister role

Anas Sarwar will resign as Scottish Labour leader and depart the Scottish Parliament to serve as a business minister in Andy Burnham's government. Sarwar would assume a peerage in the House of Lords, despite his earlier ambition to be Scotland's first minister. His decision has been called "bizarre" and "absolutely mad" by some Scottish Labour parliamentarians.

By BriefTea Editorial · 21 July 2026 at 23:36

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