Sarwar secures backing of mayors

Scottish Labour leadership hopeful Anas Sarwar has won the support of the mayors in two of England’s major cities.

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham and his Labour counterpart in Liverpool, Steve Rotheram, released a joint statement backing the former MP to succeed Kezia Dugdale.

In their statement expressing support for Mr Sarwar, the Manchester and Liverpool mayors said: “We need Labour back in power in Scotland and across all the regions and nations of the UK.”