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Laura Webster

Anas Sarwar branded 'austerity apologist' after defending Tory public service funding

Scottish Labour chief Anas Sarwar

SCOTTISH Labour chief Anas Sarwar has been accused of “airbrushing austerity” after defending Westminster’s funding of public services over the last few years.

The MSP’s intervention came as the SNP argued that it is “unfair” for oil and gas, an industry-based mainly in Scotland, to fund the windfall tax.

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