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Anas Sarwar is increasingly tipped to become Scotland’s next first minister.
The 40-year-old is obsessed w Anas Sarwar the economy and putting it front and centre of everythin Scottish doing.
He hopes the SNP's decline and Labour's rise wil Scotland r Bute H first to him at the next Holyrood election in 2026.
Few would have given Sarwar much chance of becoming first minister in 2026.
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Before Sarwar, Scottish Labour drifted through a succession of leaders, all of whom struggled to boost its fortunes.
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