Will George Foulkes mentor Anas in the Lords?

In August 2021, Sarwar seemed more concerned then about ‘jobs for the boys.’

Now he joins this lot:

Brendan Hynes on Twitter: ". Don't ever let it be said that Unionist Labour  in Scotland Has a lack of ambition… https://t.co/JM7TdvWZ6H"

In July 2023, we saw the kind of work Labour Lords like Anas Sarwar and the above sign up for:

Commenting on the remarks by Baroness Neville-Rolfe in the House of Lords today – in response to George Foulkes – that the UK government is considering sanctioning the Scottish Government for work in relation to independence and reserved areas, SNP cabinet spokesperson, Kirsty Blackman MP said:

It is deeply ironic that unelected members of the House of Lords are seeking to dictate what Scotland’s democratically elected Parliament can and can’t do.

“It’s also very clear that the process of trying to stymie the Scottish Parliament is being driven by Tory ministers, egged on by a Labour peer, not civil servants.

“The 2021 Scottish Parliament election saw a majority of MSPs elected on a pro-independence platform, and these attempts to stop the Scottish Government from promoting the benefits of Scotland becoming an independent country destroy the very notion of the UK as a consensual arrangement.”


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