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Scottish Labour sets sights on providing a ‘better opposition’ in the Scottish Parliament
Meanwhile, Scottish Greens pledged to establish a centre for peace
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar during a photocall in Edinburgh, for the launch of the party's advertising van campaign for the Scottish Parliamentary election

VOTING for Scottish Labour is the only way to provide a better opposition in the Scottish Parliament after May’s elections, Anas Sarwar said today.

The party leader warned that if the Scottish Conservatives remain the largest opposition party at Holyrood, then “old arguments” would dominate the next five years.

Mr Sarwar has instead pledged to focus on national recovery from the coronavirus pandemic in the next parliament.

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