Updated: 3 May 2021, 0:00
VOTERS would prefer Anas Sarwar to lead opposition to Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP, a poll found yesterday - as the Holyrood election scrap for second place descended into a war of words.
Research for Scottish Labour showed 40 per cent back party chief Mr Sarwar in the parly role compared to 22 per cent for Scots Tory boss Douglas Ross, with 38 per cent undecided.
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A new poll has found voters would prefer Anas Sarwar s Labour to lead the opposition against the SNP in the next Scottish parliamentary termCredit: PA: Press Association
Survation’s results came as two other polls put the Nats on course for an outright majority at Holyrood, with Labour and the Tories locked in a dogfight for the runner-up spot.