Anas Sarwar's 'calculated decision' torn apart after being handed peerage by Andy Burnham: 'Extraordinary!'
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Anas Sarwar has been criticised for his "calculated decision" after accepting a peerage from new Prime Minister Andy Burnham.Speaking to GB News, political commentator Theo Usherwood highlighted the hypocrisy of the appointment, declaring it "extraordinary".The Scottish Labour leader has previously called for the House of Lords to be abolished, but will now be made a minister in the new Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade.Mr Sarwar must leave the Scottish Parliament and step down as leader in order to accept the peerage.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Reacting to the appointment, Mr Usherwood told GB News: "Somebody has put together a clip, a sort of reel of how many times Anas Sarwar had promised that he wouldn't do this, and it ran to about five minutes."Labour's problems in Scotland have been going since devolution.
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Since 1999, Labour have not actually ever increased the number of seats they hold in Holyrood, it's extraordinary."The commentator took aim at...
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