The Scottish Labour leader ruled out working with Nigel Farage's party after the Holyrood election next year - but was pushed on exactly what he meant.
Anas Sarwar has ruled out his party working with Nigel Farage ’s Reform UK after the Holyrood election. But the Scottish Labour leader said the curb included “formal coalitions or agreements” - leaving the door open to looser deals with the right-wing party.Recent opinion polls have shown John Swinney ’s SNP on course for victory next year after a collapse in the Scottish Labour vote. Experts believe the troubles of Keir Starmer’s Government have hit Sarwar’s chances of becoming First Minister.
Speaking to the media, Sarwar said of Reform: “There is a scunner factor out there where people are going out to reactionary parties like Reform, or reactionary politicians like Nigel Farage, even if they might not necessarily agree with them or their politics. He continued: “It’s the politics of hopelessness that people like Reform, and indeed I would argue the SNP, want to pursue. And our challenge is to deliver the politics of hope.”
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