Anas Sarwar wins leadership of Scottish Labour party

February 27, 2021 Today, has been elected as leader of Scottish Labour ahead of Scottish Parliament elections scheduled for May 6. Sarwar, a Member of the Scottish Parliament from Glasgow, beat out with a vote of 57.6% to Lennon's 42.4%, the BBC reported. The leadership election was triggered by the resignation of.

In his acceptance speech, Sarwar said, "I want to say directly to the people of Scotland, I know Labour has a lot of work to do to win back your trust. Because if we're brutally honest, you haven't had the Scottish Labour Party you deserve.  With rising injustice, inequality and division, I'm sorry we haven't been good enough.  And I will work day and night to change that, so we can build the country we all need."

Sarwar has received congratulations in his win from both allies and political rivals, including Labour Party leader, Nicola Sturgeon, Scottish Conservatives leader , Scottish Greens co-leader  and Scottish Liberal Democrats leader.