Anas Sarwar, the Scottish Labour leader, is to call on Keir Starmer to stand down as prime minister and Labour leader at a hastily arranged press conference in Glasgow.
Sarwar is said to be furious that the prime minister’s repeated mistakes have heavily damaged support for Scottish Labour in the run-up to crucial Scottish parliament elections in May.
Sarwar has hastily arranged a news conference in Glasgow – due to kick off at 14:30 GMT – where he will set out his position on Keir Starmer’s leadership of the country and then of the Labour Party.
Senior figures in the Scottish party have been saying privately in recent days that their chances in May’s elections would be improved if Starmer left office.
Last week, Sarwar said that Peter Mandelson should never have been considered for the post of UK ambassador to Washington because of links with the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Since then, both the PM’s chief of staff and director of communications have resigned. It’s understood that Sarwar does not believe that is enough.
