Scottish Labour Leader Denies Reform Deal Claim as 'Desperate Lie'

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar vehemently denied claims by Reform's Scottish leader that he attempted to broker a deal, branding the accusation a 'desperate lie'.

15 Apr, 11:05 — 15 Apr, 11:05

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Scottish Labour leader calls claim he tried to do Reform deal a ‘desperate lie’

Anas Sarwar says there have been ‘no stitch-ups, no deals, no backroom chats, no back-channel contact with Reform’ UK politics live – latest updates Anas Sarwar has dismissed as “a desperate lie from a desperate man” a claim by Reform UK’s Scotland leader, Malcolm Offord, that he offered to do a deal with the hard-right party to keep the Scottish National party out of power. Offord made the claim on Channel 4’s Scottish leaders’ debate on Tuesday evening, alleging the Scottish Labour leader...

By Libby Brooks and Severin Carrell

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Scottish Labour leader calls claim he tried to do Reform deal a ‘desperate lie’

Labour's Sarwar brands Scottish Reform leader 'a liar' over deal claim

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