Scottish Labour’s rivals decry ‘chancer’ Anas Sarwar for resigning to join Andy Burnham’s government
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Anas Sarwar has resigned as leader of Scottish Labour to join Prime Minister Andy Burnham's government. Burnham plans to make Sarwar a peer and appoint him to a ministerial role at the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade. Sarwar's decision has drawn sharp criticism from political rivals in Holyrood, who have branded him a 'chancer' and accused him of misleading voters.
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Sarwar resigns as Scottish Labour leader to join Andy Burnham's government.
Anas Sarwar resigned as leader of Scottish Labour to join Andy Burnham's government.
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Scottish Labour's rivals in Holyrood have slammed Anas Sarwar's decision to resign as leader to sit in Andy Burnham's new government.
The Guardian- Sarwar resigns as Scottish Labour leader to join Andy Burnham's government.
- Rivals in Holyrood call him a 'chancer' and accuse him of lying to voters.
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Loaded language removed<p>The new prime minister plans to make Sarwar, the first Labour figure to call for Keir Starmer’s resignation, a peer</p><p>Scottish Labour’s rivals in Holyrood have slammed Anas Sarwar’s shock decision to resign as leader to sit in Andy Burnham’s new government, calling him a “chancer” and accusing him of lying to voters.</p><p>The prime minister plans to make Sarwar, who was the first senior…
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Scottish Labour's rivals in Holyrood have slammed Anas Sarwar's decision to resign as leader to sit in Andy Burnham's new government.
The GuardianRivals called Sarwar a 'chancer' and accused him of lying to voters.
The GuardianAnas Sarwar was the first senior Labour figure to call for Keir Starmer to resign.
The GuardianAnas Sarwar resigned as leader of Scottish Labour to join Andy Burnham's government.
The GuardianThe new prime minister plans to make Anas Sarwar a peer and give him a ministerial post at the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade.
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