The Scottish Labour leader will unveil his reform agenda for devolution during a speech today.
Anas Sarwar will accuse the SNP of “squandering” the opportunities of devolution after becoming distracted by “internal divisions”.
An analysis of a Redfield and Wilton survey showed the SNP falling from 43 seats to 13 MPs, with Labour soaring from two to 33. He will say: “There is no escaping the fact that the opportunities of devolution have been squandered by the SNP.“Today there are more than 820,000 Scots stuck on NHS waiting lists.“And our once-great education system has plummeted down the international league tables.
He said of John Swinney replacing Humza Yousaf as First Minister: “Now, I don’t know if you watched First Minister’s Questions last week, but John Swinney claimed that ‘fresh leadership’ had arrived.“And you could tell from John’s face that not even he believed his spin.“He was, of course, there that day the parliament opened a quarter of a century ago, and I do recognise his long career of public service.“Continuity will not cut it. Chaos and incompetence cannot be as good as it gets.
SNP MSP Kenneth Gibson said: “The new First Minister has made the clear offer to listen to all good ideas.
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