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Former Scottish Labour MSP not ruling out running for the leadership after resignation of Anas Sarwar

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By Paul Hutcheon Verified
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A former Labour MSP has said she will not rule out standing for the party leadership when Anas Sarwar quits. Monica Lennon said she would “absolutely” welcome a return to Holyrood as she has “unfinished business” at the Parliament. She also blamed Keir Starmer's mistakes for Scottish Labour's heavy defeat to the SNP in May It comes as senior party figures laid into Sarwar for bailing from Holyrood to go to the Lords.
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Anas Sarwar quits as Scottish Labour leader for job in Andy Burnham government

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By Paul Hutcheon Verified
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Anas Sarwar has quit as Scottish Labour leader to take a job in new Prime Minister Andy Burnham's Government. As revealed exclusively by the Daily Record , he will join the House of Lords to become a minister at the revamped Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, headed by Jonathan Reynolds. A Holyrood ban on ‘dual mandates' means he cannot be an MSP and peer at the same time and will resign from the Scottish Parliament soon.
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What happens next for Scottish Labour after the resignation of Anas Sarwar?

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By Paul Hutcheon Verified
| MSN UK Verified
Anas Sarwar's decision to quit as Scottish Labour leader to join the Andy Burnham Government is shocking and unsurprising. Getting gubbed at the Holyrood election - his party's worst ever Holyrood election result - meant he was a dead man walking. Allies believed he would stay around to steer a post-mortem to his favoured conclusion - that Keir Starmer was to blame for the defeat. They believe he would go to the Lords and serve the Burnham administration, but either later this year or early 2027.
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