Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has resigned to become a UK trade minister and will take a seat in the House of Lords, leaving the Scottish Parliament. Prime Minister Andy Burnham appointed Sarwar, who was the first senior Labour figure to call for Keir Starmer's resignation. Holyrood rivals called him a "chancer" and accused him of lying to voters.
BBC News – UK New prime minister has made Sarwar – the first senior Labour figure to call for Keir Starmer’s resignation – a peer Scottish Labour’s rivals in Holyrood have slammed Anas Sarwar’s shock decision to resign as leader to sit in Andy Burnham’s new government, calling him a “chancer” and accusing him of lying to voters. The prime minister has made Sarwar – who was the first senior Labour figure to call for Keir Starmer t…
BBC News – UK Sarwar will leave the Scottish Parliament and his leader role, and take up a seat in the House of Lords.
New prime minister has made Sarwar – the first senior Labour figure to call for Keir Starmer’s resignation – a peer Scottish Labour’s rivals in Holyrood have slammed Anas Sarwar’s shock decision to resign as leader to sit in Andy Burnham’s new government, calling him a “chancer” and accusing him of lying to voters. The prime minister has made Sarwar – who was the first senior Labour figure to call for Keir Starmer t…
BBC News – UK The NHS trust that treated Valdo Calocane before he killed three people in Nottingham in 2023 is being investigated by police for corporate manslaughter. Calocane, who has paranoid schizophrenia, was sectioned four times between 2020 and 2022. The mother of one victim welcomed the investigation, calling it the "beginning of the reckoning".
BBC News – UK Prince George, second in line to the British throne, turned 13 on Wednesday. His parents, Prince William and Kate, shared a new photograph of him in a suit to mark the occasion. He is expected to start secondary school at Eton College in September.
BBC News – UK UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he will review the early prisoner release scheme and that the main perpetrator in the killing of PC Andrew Harper will not be subject to early release. Burnham said he cannot commit to changing the policy but wants to examine it in detail before going further. The Guardian report also notes Health Secretary Wes Streeting said US President Donald Trump was "right" to demand Europe pay more for its own defence, though this appears as secondary context in the live politics coverage.
