Guido hears Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar – humiliated at the Scottish Parliament elections – is refusing to step down until Starmer does. Oh dear…
Around the time of the 2024 election Labour was almost at parity with the SNP in Scottish polls. By 7 May it suffered a -2.4% swing and only won 17 seats…
A growing consensus is that Sarwar should go. At the time of the loss he said: “My party is hurting – we’re disappointed, we advocate for change, we didn’t win that argument, but it’s my job to hold us together and that’s a job I intend to do.” Still clinging on…
Now Guido hears Sarwar accepts he may have to go after all, but is insisting that it goes down in a ‘dignified’ way. Interpreted by everyone as – after Starmer goes…
Paula Barker, Liverpool Wavertree MP backing Andy Burnham, told Times Radio there wouldn’t be trouble from the markets under Burnham:
“The markets will have to fall in line.”