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Keir Starmer said it would be "incredibly serious" if the final report from the Alex Salmond Inquiry - due to be published on Tuesday morning - found the First Minister had broken the code of conduct all senior elected representatives are meant to follow. Speaking alongside Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar at a media briefing on Friday, Starmer was asked if the SNP leader should resign if a committee of MSPs concluded she had broken the rules.

SNP government on its failure to meet cancer waiting times since 2012.At First Minister's Questions Sarwar said that cancer services needed to be fully restarted while the country slowly exits from the naton-wide coronavirus lockdown.Nicola Sturgeon in responses said the NHS had coped well during the pandemic and was focused on catch-up on vital services that had been affected due to the pandemic.Sarwar accused the SNP of failing to meet the 62-day waiting time for the entire time that Sturgeon

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has accused the Tories of “chest beating unionism” and vowed to take on the SNP to win back lost voters.In an interview with the Record, Sarwar vowed to offer an alternative to the “Saltire waving” nationalism of the SNP and the “army tank driving” image of the Conservatives.He also called on Nicola Sturgeon to be clearer on dates for easing lockdown and said cops and teachers should be prioritised for the vaccine.Sarwar, a Glasgow MSP, defeated colleague

Sturgeon is the focus of an investigation over whether she misled the Scottish Parliament on when she knew about allegations of harassment made against her predecessor Alex Salmond.Sturgeon said she first learned of the complaints in a meeting with Salmond at her home in early April 2018, but it later emerged she had been told by his former chief of staff in her Holyrood office a few days prior, a fact she claims to have forgotten.The First Minister has referred herself for investigation by

Scottish Labour’s leadership contenders have revealed that they could push for income tax rises.Hopefuls Monica Lennon and Anas Sarwar broke the news while debating their political stances on BBC's The Nine programme on Monday.Ms Lennon said any changes would be part of an overall review while Mr Sarwar claimed he wanted to bring in more money to the public purse by increasing the amount paid by top earners.He added: “I think we need a progressive tax system where we get the powers we need to do

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Anas Sarwar says he's 'looking forward' to the battle with Monica Lennon for the Scottish Labour Party hotseat. Sarwar has responded to the news that Lennon has thrown her name into the hat in the race to become the next party leader.

hospitals.A probe into problems at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) and Edinburgh’s Sick Kids starts next month and could take three years.Critics slammed the fee for public relations, which comes despite the Scottish Government and health boards employing their own in-house PR teams.Glasgow’s 3x1 Group has been awarded the PR contract, having secured a similar deal for the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry.Labour MSP for Glasgow Anas Sarwar said: “What matters is not media management

ethnic minorities.Labour MSP Anas Sarwar accused Leslie Evans of leading one of the most “chronically under-representative” bodies in the country.He blasted: “What action are you taking to address that?”Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster and local councils, with a current focus on how our governments are handling the coronavirus pandemic.To sign up, simply enter your email address into the

A mum who believes her 10-year-old daughter’s death was caused by contaminated water at a super hospital has demanded to know if an investigation will be held.

The First Minister says the treatment of a family who lost their 10-year-old daughter after she contracted an infection in a Glasgow hospital "completely unacceptable".