Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar took a swipe at Starmer over appointing Matthew Doyle as a peer despite his links to a sex offender. Two days ago Sarwar was pressured into suspending Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP from Scottish Labour over her links to the same sex offender…
Speaking at a press conference in Edinburgh, Sarwar said:
“The difference is there is now an independent investigation with new information that came to light and in light of that independent investigation we chose to remove the whip from Pam Duncan-Glancy. But there’s clearly a different approach. When I found out I didn’t appoint Pam Duncan-Glancy, I sacked Pam Duncan-Glancy. When I asked questions of Pam Duncan-Glancy and she was not able to give me appropriate answers, I withdrew her as a candidate. And the moment an independent investigation was sparked, she had the whip withdrawn.”
Sarwar added he spoke to Starmer yesterday, in which he “stood by” his calls for the PM to resign, though he is “looking forward” to the upcoming Holyrood elections. Happy families…
Speaking to Sky News off the back of Rachel Reeves’ Air Passenger Duty hike, Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said:
“Labour is dependent on those Red Wall seats, and yet every move she makes poisons economic growth and damages the UK’s recovery… it’s the Chancellor who stumbles from policy misstep to policy misstep… I think her policy decisions are incredibly stupid.”