Who is Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar?

Anas Sarwar joined the Scottish Labour party at the age of 16.

He took over his father’s seat – Glasgow Central – in 2010.

He held the seat until the 2015 election, when the SNP won all but three seats in Scotland.

Anas Sarwar then turned his attention to Holyrood and was elected a list MSP for Glasgow in 2016.

The following year, he ran for Scottish Labour leader. He was firmly in the New Labour camp, while his opponent – Richard Leonard – was seen as an ally of Jeremy Corbyn. Mr Leonard won.

But the next time the top job came up – in 2021, less than three months before the Holyrood election – Anas Sarwar won.

He became the first non-white leader of a major political party in the UK.