Can Labour rally in Scotland?

Anas Sarwar delivered a fine speech, packed full of new policies that sought to answer the question that has increasingly been asked: what is Scottish Labour for? Despite the troubles Keir Starmer and his ministers are experiencing, the party is in government at Westminster with a thumping majority.

There are still four years to turn around a worrying narrative of misjudgment.

Scottish Labour’s support has dropped alarmingly (although it continues to do well in council by-elections, party sources point out.

But if Starmer has four years , Sarwar has nothing like as much.

He must oust the SNP from government in 15 months ’ time, and will only do so if Labour at Westminster can restore its reputation.