ANAS SARWAR told senior Labour figures today he would fix the party in Scotland, but it was on them to get it into a position to win an election — in a thinly veiled dig at leader Sir Keir Starmer.

The Scottish Labour leader has been in London this week for talks with Sir Keir, and he warned senior party figures that Scotland was the first “red wall” to fall for Labour.

Mr Sarwar, who presided over a drop in seats for the party at May’s Holyrood election just eight weeks after taking on the role, said Scotland would be essential if Labour is ever to return to government at Westminster.