Anas Sarwar 'looking forward' to battle with Monica Lennon for Scottish Labour leadership

Neil Lennon has been allowed an extended stay in the Celtic job because no fans are in the stadium, according to former team-mate Chris Sutton.There have been several protests outside of Celtic Park as Rangers cruised 23-points ahead at the top of the Scottish Premiership.Despite collapse of their title bid and fan fury, the Parkhead top brass have stuck by the gaffer so far.  columnist Sutton believes that the reign may not have been allowed to continue by Peter Lawwell and Dermot Desmond if

Anas Sarwar MSP said a Scottish jobs crisis is hidden behind figures that show 282,800 people in Scotland were furloughed by the end of December 31, up from 195,200 at the end of October.The data means around 11 per cent of eligible workers in Scotland are furloughed, 146,500 women and 136,300 men, during the latest lockdown.The furlough scheme has been extended by Chancellor Rishi Sunak several times and is currently planned to finish at the end of April.Sarwar, , who is opposing Monica Lennon

link!She said: “I recently got a bit of a confidence boost when my modern studies teacher in St John Ogilvie High School found me on Twitter and said she was so proud of everything I’d achieved and said ‘you were a superstar in my class and you’re a superstar now’ and I think no matter how old you are, you still want to get that.“I left high school at 16 and was the first in my family to go to university and it was a young age to be there and that meant a lot to me.

Vasilis Barkas hasn’t settled at Celtic and must do more. The Parkhead manager has confirmed Scott Bain will keep the gloves as the Greek is not yet up to the speed and physicality of the Scottish game.

the role left by Richard Leonard, who quit suddenly this month. Lennon sets out her vision, printed in full below, after frustration at the ongoing crisis despite years of promises at Holyrood.She said: “We will use the full might of the Scottish Parliament’s tax and social security powers.

Teenage Fanclub have shared ‘I’m More Inclined’, a new single taken from the Scottish indie stalwarts’ forthcoming album ‘Endless Arcade’.It marks the second song fans have heard thus far from the the record, which the band announced back in November alongside lead single ‘Home’.Listen to ‘I’m More Inclined’ below:The band have also announced they’ve postponed the release of ‘Endless Arcade’ from March 5 to April 30, citing only “circumstances beyond [their] control”.In addition, they’ve

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link.The MSP added: “We need to look at what was happening in our country before the pandemic.“We know locally that in Larkhall and Blantyre the SNP council closed council-run care homes. We need more council-run care homes, not fewer of them, so I am committed to publicly-owned national care services to make sure that we put people before profit.“I care about our local area.

Labour anti-semitism row, has backed MSP Monica Lennon for the top job.

Scots TikTok star who goes by the name 'Littlest Chicken', has created a hilarious new video about Celtic manager Neil Lennon. With ' Neil Lennon the Musical', Jared had many Old Firm fans crying with laughter particularly as Abba's hit 'Mamma Mia' is the backing track.

indyref2 ballot in a bid to make Scotland the best place in the world for workers.In an interview with the Record, she also blasted “hurtful” sexism inside her own party and blasted claims she lacks the experience for the top job.Lennon, Scottish Labour’s health spokeswoman, is going head-to-head with fellow MSP Anas Sarwar for the Scottish Labour leadership after Richard Leonard resigned.The 40-year-old, who is from Blantyre in Lanarkshire, is known for steering through a pioneering law through

Unite said it was endorsing the MSP to replace Richard Leonard as it had worked with her on a number of campaigns, including the succesful proposal to make period products available free of charge.

Daily Record interview, Sarwar predicted he can become First Minister in five years. The Glasgow MSP believes securing second place at May’s Holyrood election would be a “staging post” to Labour entering Government in 2026.

Celtic 's next manager and they make Eddie Howe a 83 per cent chance of becoming the next Parkhead boss. It comes after Neil Lennon 's rant as he let rip on the club's detractors in the wake of their controversial trip to Dubai.

Labour leader. The MP for central Scotland has thrown in her hat in the ring alongside Anas Sarwar.

Glasgow MSP confirmed late on Saturday he would be standing to become the next leader of Scottish Labour following Richard Leonard's sudden resignation last week. He tweeted to say the country “needs political leadership that will bring people together” and that he wants “to rebuild Scottish Labour, and then rebuild Scotland”.Sarwar lost out to Leonard at the last leadership election in 2017 but is considered the favourite to win this time around.