Scottish Labour is searching for a new leader after Anas Sarwar accepted a post in Andy Burnham’s GovernmentScottish Labour is beginning the search for a new leader after Anas Sarwar quit the post to join new Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s Government. It was confirmed last on Tuesday that Mr Sarwar will be a trade minister in the Department of Business, Innovation, Science and Trade. Other candidates who could put themselves forward to be the next Scottish Labour leader include Michael Marra, who was Labour’s finance spokesman in the last parliament, and Paul Sweeney. He said that Mr Sarwar had “skills and talents” that could see him “make an important contribution” to the new Government. “We need big changes in Scottish Labour after going backwards for six Holyrood elections in a row.