Anas Sarwar wins Scottish Labour leadership election
by Severin Carrell Scotland editor from World news | The Guardian on (#5EQM3)
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.
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