Anas Sarwar

Party: Scottish Labour Constituency/Region: Glasgow (list) First elected: 7 May 2026 Previous roles: Scottish Labour leader.

Bio

Detail	Info
Full name	Anas Sarwar
Born	14 March 1983 (age 43), Glasgow
Party	Scottish Labour & Co-operative
Current office	Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
Previous roles	Acting Leader (2014), Deputy Leader (2011–2014), MP for Glasgow Central (2010–2015), MSP for Glasgow (2016–present)
Education	University of Glasgow (BDS - Dentistry)
Pre-politics profession	Dentist

Source: Nitter (via Docker on Windows PC), 27 May 2026

Accounts: @ammacj, @msm_monitor, @MrJohnNicolson, @broomhilldons, @PeatWorrier, @ThomasKerrMSP, @HARBIE90, @GuidoFawkes

QEUH hospital inquiry counsel proving Sarwar lied to parliament and bereaved parents — major ongoing story
Criticised alongside Russell Findlay for remaining in post after leading parties to worst-ever Holyrood results
Called on to resign as Scottish Labour leader after poor election result
Reported as refusing to step down until Starmer does

Source: Eddrit (via Docker on Windows PC), 27 May 2026

Key threads found:

r/Scotland — Pro-Scottish Labour group turns on Anas Sarwar
r/unitedkingdom — Scottish Labour commits to banning transgender conversion therapy