Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar is set to step down from his position to accept a peerage and join the House of Lords. He will take on the role of trade minister within Andy Burnham's government.
Sarwar's move to the House of Lords signifies a shift in Scottish Labour's leadership. The exact timeline for his stepping down and the formal appointment to the new ministerial role were not immediately specified in the available information. Sarwar will relinquish his leadership of the Scottish Labour Party as part of this transition.