Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says Anas Sarwar is no longer in charge of his political destiny.
Anas Sarwar ’s chances of becoming First Minister are being harmed by Downing Street blunders and Treasury control freakery. The Glasgow MSP was buzzing on July 5th after Scottish Labour ’s general election triumph and was on course to secure the keys to Bute House.
When Labour says people with the broadest shoulders should pay more, it is hard to argue this means widows on a fixed income of £12,000. Starmer should be using his political capital to undo Tory welfare policies, not taking an axe to Gordon Brown’s legacy. If John Swinney is smart, he will use December’s draft budget to reinstate a universal WFP. What would, or could, Scottish Labour say in response?
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