Anas Sarwar

Jenny Gilruth this week condemned 'rote learning, the shallow learning that was applied in England' after pupils south of the Border scored better than Scottish ones in the Pisa tables (Picture: Paul Reid/Getty Images)

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Anas Sarwar in the House of Lords on Thursday morning

Anas Sarwar introduced to House of Lords as Baron of Maxwell Park

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Joe Fagan speaking at his campaign launch in Glasgow city centre (pic: John Devlin)

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Scottish Labour leader turned peer Anas Sarwar pictured in May (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Sarwar's words on men in women's prisons ring hollow now

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Anas Sarwar speaking on Matt Forde's Political Party at the Edinburgh Fringe

Sarwar says 'my interest is in government' as he defends joining Lords

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Michael Marra, Monica Lennon, and Joe Fagan

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Monica Lennon announced last week she would run for the Scottish Labour leadership (Andrew Milligan/PA)

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Scottish Labour MSP Joe Fagan

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Scottish Labour looks set to keep doing the same thing over and over, each time expecting a different result (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

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Joe Fagan MSP

MSP elected just two months ago running for Scottish Labour leadership

Michael Marra, left, with Anas Sarwar (Jane Barlow/PA)

Michael Marra confirms Scottish Labour leadership bid

Former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer

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Monica Lennon officially launches Scottish Labour leadership bid

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has pledged to reform social care. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

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Anas Sarwar

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The right new leader still has chance to resurrect Scottish Labour Euan McColm

Anas Sarwar, seen during a visit to the Machan Trust charity in Larkhall, has the right principles to deal with whatever issues arise in his new job as a government minister (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Why Sarwar has a perfectly good reason for going to the House of Lords Brian Wilson

Monica Lennon is expected to return to Holyrood following Anas Sarwar’s resignation.

Monica Lennon to give £50,000 golden goodbye to charity

Monica Lennon and Michael Marra MSP are two of the frontrunners to replace Anas Sarwar as Scottish Labour leader.

Two frontrunners hint they aim to replace Anas Sarwar as Labour leader

Anas Sarwar has confirmed his move to the House of Lords to take up a place in Andy Burnham's government.

Anas Sarwar 'delighted' to take up UK job, as move to Lords confirmed

Keir Starmer and Anas Sarwar share a joke with local people during a visit to a community centre in Glasgow in December last year (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Why Scottish Labour need another Sarwar, not a disciple of Corbyn Scotsman comment

Anas Sarwa is heading to the House of Lords to take up a ministerial post at the revamped Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, headed by Jonathan Reynolds (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

Readers’ Letters: Are there really two Anas Sarwars?

Paul Sweeney MSP, Monica Lennon and Michael Marra MSP are amongst the favourites to replace Anas Sarwar as party leader.

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Anas Sarwar

Scottish Labour suffering 'identity crisis' as Sarwar heads to Lords

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John Healey quit as defence secretary followed by Al Carns as armed forces minister and Pamela Nash as PPS

Sarwar calls on Starmer to act on defence spending after resignations

Peter Murrell, pictured in court.

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First Minister John Swinney celebrating the SNP's election victory.

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