Brian Leishman has hit out over the reforms which were announced last week by Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall.

John Swinney has said Anas Sarwar’s words “count for absolutely nothing” as he accused the UK Government of a return to austerity – something the Scottish Labour leader had promised would not happen.

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has backed the prime minister's approach to welfare reforms. The UK government is expected to announce cuts to welfare spending in the coming weeks, with Sir ...

Anas Sarwar said a Labour government would end a "culture of bureaucracy" in the NHS Anas Sarwar has called for "fewer chief executives and more doctors" as he pledged the "biggest reform of the ...

And as he sought to set out his vision as a future First Minister, Mr Sarwar outlined key promises ahead of next year’s vote. - End rough sleeping on Scotland’s streets In a 50-minute speech ...

The Unite union said Anas Sarwar’s comments came after redundancy notices had already been served to workers. Unite’s Scottish secretary, Derek Thomson, claimed there have been “radio ...

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