Draft article: Alexander Elliards 2026-07-27 18:53

SCOTTISH Labour will remain leaderless three weeks after Holyrood returns from recess. The news comes as the party’s executive committee confirmed the timetable for the contest to replace Anas Sarwar. At the same time, Michael Marra, a close Sarwar ally, threw his hat into the ring to become Scottish Labour leader. So far, the only other confirmed candidate is Monica Lennon, the left-wing challenger who was defeated by Sarwar in the 2021 party leadership contest. READ MORE: Let us remember Anas Sarwar, the narcissist who presided over an era of failure The new leadership race was triggered after Sarwar reneged on his pledges never to take a seat in the House of Lords and to “absolutely” remain as Scottish Labour leader following their historically poor Holyrood election results in May. In