Scotland Reform in new attack video aimed at Sarwar

Nigel Farage has launched a second attack video aimed at Anas Sarwar and accused the Scottish Labour leader of being "obsessed about race", escalating the personal row before a Holyrood byelection.

- Severin Carrell Libby Brooks

The campaign for the central Scotland seat of Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse is turning into a head-to-head battle between the two party leaders. A Reform UK advert on Facebook that incorrectly claims Sarwar has promised to prioritise Pakistani communities is subject to formal complaints to Meta from Scottish Labour and the SNP.

Speaking at a campaign event in north-west England yesterday, Keir Starmer supported Sarwar, saying: "What we've seen with Reform in Scotland in relation to this particular video is manipulation. And it is, as ever with Reform and Nigel Farage, trying to divide people with a toxic divide and to poison our politics.