Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar to call on Keir Starmer to stand down

Sarwar said to be furious Starmer’s repeated mistakes have heavily damaged Scottish support before May elections

Feb 9, 2026 - 17:03
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar to call on Keir Starmer to stand down
Starmer and Sarwar at a rally in Glasgow in 2023. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

Anas Sarwar, the Scottish Labour leader, is to call on Keir Starmer to stand down as prime minister and Labour leader at a hastily arranged press conference in Glasgow.

Sarwar is said to be furious that the prime minister’s repeated mistakes have heavily damaged support for Scottish Labour in the run-up to crucial Scottish parliament elections in May.

The latest opinion polls show Labour trailing in third place behind the Scottish National party and Reform.

[Source: The Guardian]