Union boss: Sarwar’s reputation ‘in bits’ after ‘cut and run to London’

Anas Sarwar’s reputation is now “in bits” after his “self-serving decision to cut and run to London”, a trade union leader has said. GMB Scotland secretary Louise Gilmour said Mr Sarwar’s decision to join the House of Lords was “like most of his time in charge: predictable, thoughtless, and deeply disappointing”. Mr Sarwar announced his resignation as Scottish Labour leader last week as he becomes a minister in Andy Burnham’s UK Government. The move, which came after the party’s worst Holyrood election result, has angered some in Scottish Labour. “His self-serving decision to cut and run to London, the House of Lords and a walk-on role in Andy Burnham’s Government leaves his reputation in bits and his party in dereliction.”