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The Scottish Labour Party is struggling for survival. In February this year, it'll let it

its latest leader who gave a bold pledge to provide better opposition to Nicola Sturgeon.

I'm on your side and I'm determined that the Labour Party I lead will always be on your side

because I will be a leader that focuses on what unites our country, not what divides it.

And together we will build a better future for Scotland.

Welcome to Payne's Politics, your central insider guide to what's happening in British politics

from the Financial Times, with me Sebastian Payne. After a rather grueling year for everyone,

we finally reach the summer and Parliament is in recess and as has been custom for the podcast,

we'll be bringing you a series of interviews specials over the next couple of weeks

with some of the most interesting and engaging figures from across British politics.

And none more so than our first guest. I'm delighted to welcome Anna Sawa, the new

ish leader of Scottish Labour. Today we have elected the first ever ethnic minority leader

of a political party in the UK. That doesn't say something about me. That says something great

about Scotland and its people. But the fight for equality is far from over and I'll work with all

our diverse communities in Scotland to rebuild the country we love.

In Chimoteo's circumstances, he was elected as the party's leader in February

after the collapse of his predecessor Richard Leonard. He sat to campaign during a pandemic

or trying to oversee a revival of the party that has struggled ever since the 2014 independence

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