ANAS Sarwar is on a collision course with his UK boss after saying Labour must make reforming the House of Lords one of its top priorities if it…
The Scottish Labour leader said making the House of Lords a “democratic” institution should be high on Keir Starmer’s list of priorities if he is handed the keys to No. 10 after the next national poll.leader Thangam Debbonaire told the i newspaper earlier this year it would take a backseat to other issues, saying: “Constitutional legislation takes time and it drains energy.”
“I think that you have your greatest political capital and your greatest ability to do big, bold, radical reform in your first term than you do in your second term and I think that the last Labour government is a good example of that. He also argued Labour had to show Scots there was a “wider purpose” in backing his party and that Scottish Labour MPs must be in the Commons “leveraging and delivering for Scotland”.Sarwar said: “How we can have greater international co-operation? Why can’t we see a Scottish Government and a Scottish Parliament looking to sign international agreements where it’s in our interests around trade, around co-operation, I think there’s a real, powerful part to play there.
“And I’m just upfront about it, I’m upfront about it with Keir, I don’t believe there’s a route to a Scottish Labour government that doesn’t involve Keir Starmer being prime minister and Labour winning the next General Election. For me it is a stepping stone.
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