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Scottish Labour leader candidate Anas Sarwar rules out second independence vote as he outlines vision for party

Anas Sarwar is seen with his family at the launch of his campaign to be Scottish Labour leader (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

By: Lauren Codling

by LAUREN CODLING SCOTTISH Labour leader candidate Anas Sarwar has said he opposes a second independence referendum as he wants to “strengthen Scotland’s place in the UK, not weaken it”. In a wide-ranging interview with Eastern Eye, Sarwar said: “We should be transforming and changing Scotland instead of focusing on the divide.” The son of Mohammad Sarwar, who served as a Labour MP for Glasgow Central from 1997 to 2010, making him the first Muslim to sit in British parliament, also spoke about how his father’s experiences had “put him off” being in politics. “[My father] faced a lot of…

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