KEIR Starmer must use his visit to Glasgow to “apologise to the people of Scotland”, the SNP have said.
It comes ahead of the Prime Minister’s keynote speech at the Scottish Labour conference, which will be delivered on Sunday.
Starmer will use the platform to warn of the rise of “dangerous right-wing politics”, singling out Nigel Farage and Reform UK.
He will also attack the SNP, claiming that they put “gesture politics first, Scotland second”.
Ahead of the speech, SNP depute Westminster leader Pete Wishart said Starmer “must do what Anas Sarwar failed to and take the opportunity to apologise to the people of Scotland”.
Wishart went on: “Whether on Grangemouth, energy bills, or their promises to pensioners, Starmer and the Labour Party promised change and have broken so many of those promises that they used to get elected – all while Anas Sarwar has stood shoulder to shoulder with Sir Keir.
“The people of Scotland won't be fooled by Labour's empty rhetoric.”
Scottish Labour will have faced protests on every day of their conference after it closes on Sunday, with activists reminding parliamentarians of broken pledges on Grangemouth and to Waspi women.
Wishart went on: "It's clear Labour under Anas Sarwar and Keir Starmer are in complete disarray.
“It is rich for Sir Keir to lecture the Scottish electorate on the dangers of Nigel Farage when the Labour party is locked in a battle for second place with him, pandering to his shameful ideologies.
“And while Anas Sarwar and Keir Starmer flail from disaster to disaster, under John Swinney’s leadership the SNP is resolutely focused on the issues that matter to the people of Scotland – investing in our NHS and reducing waiting times, taking action to tackle the cost of living by bringing back universal winter heating support and supporting jobs and economic growth."
