Anas Sarwar asks voters in Scotland to give Labour five years to ‘fix SNP’s mess’
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Scottish Labour leader pledges more homes and tax cuts as party tries to reverse slump in support before May elections
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Anas Sarwar has appealed to voters to give Labour five years “to fix the Scottish National party’s mess” as he pledged more homes, tax cuts and a smaller public sector.
The Scottish Labour leader is fighting a last-ditch attempt to reverse a steep slump in support.
Recent polls put Sarwar’s party third or even fourth behind the SNP, Reform and the Scottish Greens, dragged down by the UK government’s unpopularity.
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