When asked if Starmer should lose his job if Scottish Labour fails to win in the Holyrood election in May next year, energy minister Michael Shanks told The Scotsman: “Time and time again, the SNP have said that Scottish Labour doesn't have a chance of winning. “We won in the Hamilton by-election when they said that this was a straight choice between the SNP and Reform. They've been wrong time and time again, and they've underestimated Anas Sarwar. “Because the truth of this is, there's a straight choice in May of next year. “And that can only happen with a change of leadership and Anas Sarwar is the only person that can offer that change.”