Sarwar favourite bows out of race for Holyrood

SCOTTISH Labour has suffered a blow after one of its top candidates for the Holyrood election pulled out.

- BY PAUL HUTCHEON Political Editor

Headteacher Stuart Clark, regarded as one of Labour's best newbies for the May poll, quit after deciding to stay in education.

Party leader Anas Sarwar is believed to be happy with the quality of candidates selected so far in the fight against the SNP.

He name-checked a number of his Holyrood hopefuls during a recent Glasgow Caledonian University speech and Clark was said to be a favourite.