Anas Sarwar wins Scottish Labour leadership election

Sarwar wins snap election triggered by surprise resignation of Richard Leonard six weeks ago

Anas Sarwar has won the Scottish Labour leadership contest after a snap election triggered by the surprise resignation of Richard Leonard six weeks ago.

Sarwar, a former deputy leader of Scottish Labour backed by a majority of the party's parliamentarians, defeated the other candidate Monica Lennon, a less experienced MSP backed on the party's left, winning 57.6% of the vote.