SCOTTISH Labour leader Anas Sarwar called on voters today to give him five years “to fix the SNP’s mess” as he unveiled his party’s Holyrood election manifesto.

Speaking to dozens of the party faithful in Edinburgh, he hit out at “20 years of broken SNP promises” and pledged to cut NHS waiting times, end the 8am rush for GP appointments by renegotiating doctors’ contracts and offer greater support with childcare costs.

Also vowing to resurrect plans for a Glasgow airport rail link and to “eradicate homelessness,” Mr Sarwar continued: “I won’t be a first minister that is prepared to use the illegal actions of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu to point the finger of blame somewhere else.

“That is why, if the international instability continues, I promise to act.

“I will deliver a £100 million package of emergency support which will include loans for energy intensive industries to protect jobs, bulk buying fuel to drive down prices at pumps, crisis grants and loans for households.”

Urging voters to back him to become first minister on May 7, he added: “You have given the SNP 20 years. Give me five.”

Speaking ahead of the Scottish Labour launch, SNP deputy leader Keith Brown said: “People in Scotland will be thinking ‘we’ve heard this all before.’

“Anas Sarwar stood with Keir Starmer and promised voters ‘change’ two years ago, but Brexit Britain is more broken than ever.

“Anas Sarwar told Scotland to trust Keir Starmer, he told us the Labour Party would bring energy bills down and he told us they would save Grangemouth.

“Well, Starmer has been a disaster, energy bills are up and Grangemouth has closed.

“No-one will believe a word Sarwar says now.”