Scottish Labour’s rivals decry ‘chancer’ Anas Sarwar for resigning to join Andy Burnham’s government

Scottish Labour's Anas Sarwar is stepping down as leader to join Andy Burnham's new government. The Guardian reports the prime minister will make him a peer and appoint him to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade. Sarwar was the first senior Labour figure to publicly call for Keir Starmer's resignation — a move that's now prompted his Scottish rivals to criticize him as a chancer and accuse him of lying to voters.

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