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Scottish Labour ‘ready for government’, Anas Sarwar announces
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar speaking on the first day of the Scottish Labour Party Conference at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh. Picture date: Friday February 17, 2023.

ANAS SARWAR claimed to be “ready for government” today, as Scottish Labour sought to reap the benefits of SNP disarray.

As speculation mounted over candidates seeking to be Scotland’s next First Minister, Mr Sarwar said that he was best placed to deliver “the change that Scotland needs.”

In a speech to Scottish Labour’s annual conference, he announced plans to tax online retailers and develop a Scottish arm of the national energy production company promised by British leader Sir Keir Starmer.

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