£4.5bn Covid recovery plan at heart of Scottish Labour manifesto

Leader Anas Sarwar launches manifesto as party steps up attempts to become main opposition at Holyrood

Scottish Labour has pledged to spend 4.5bn on a Covid recovery plan, offering guaranteed jobs and 75 high street gift vouchers, as the party steps up attempts to become the main opposition at Holyrood.

Anas Sarwar, Scottish Labour's recently-elected leader, said his party wanted to transcend the bitter constitutional battle between the Scottish National party and the Tories by focusing instead on a national recovery plan.