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Scottish Labour leadership is hardest job in UK politics – Sarwar
Sarwar said the next leader must avoid damaging splits after Labour won only 17 MSPs in May’s election, leaving the party in a leadership contest.
- On Sunday, former Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar told the Edinburgh Fringe that leading the Scottish Labour Party is "the hardest job in British politics," warning the party faces an "existential crisis."
- Sarwar resigned last month to become Minister for Trade under Prime Minister Andy Burnham after Scottish Labour secured just 17 seats in May's election, its worst devolution-era result.
- Three candidates—Michael Marra, Joe Fagan, and Monica Lennon—are competing to succeed him, though Sarwar declined endorsements and urged them to avoid infighting and maintain working relationships.
- Writing in the Sunday Mail, Lennon warned the leadership race must address the party's "missing soul" amid an identity crisis, though she still lacks enough support for the ballot.
- Sarwar continues to advocate for replacing the House of Lords with a "senate of nations and regions," emphasizing that his primary interest is making the current Labour government a success.
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