THE photographer who took the image of Edinburgh incorrectly used in a Scottish Labour manifesto for Glasgow has mocked Anas Sarwar’s “hopeless” party.

Hawick-based Bridget McGill was shocked to see a photo she took in the Bruntsfield area of Edinburgh several years ago used to illustrate the council manifesto for Glasgow.

MP Stewart McDonald first revealed the error, pointing out the failing and noting that “only the Labour Party” could make such a mistake.

Labour are heavily targeting Glasgow in their campaigning efforts and are hoping to win the council back from the current SNP minority administration.

McGill, an SNP member who used to take photos for various agencies, found the mistake amusing.

“I have no problem with the Labour Party using [the image], but it’s just so funny,” she told The National.

“They’re petty hopeless, they can’t get anything right,” she added.

Leader Sarwar launched Labour’s manifesto for the city for the upcoming local elections at Mount Vernon Community Hall, in the east end, on Thursday.

Aside from pictures of Edinburgh, the party’s manifesto for Glasgow features pledges to prioritise dealing with cleansing issues in the city, including the creation of 250 new jobs in cleansing services.

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Labour will also aim to encourage more businesses into Glasgow’s high streets, he said, amid a challenging time for physical stores in the aftermath of coronavirus lockdowns.

During the launch event, Sarwar made it clear that he would not budge on his reluctance to form a coalition with either the SNP or the Tories in any council area.

He said: “We want to elect as many Labour councillors as possible and as many Labour councils as possible, and why would we do a deal with two political parties that are bad for our city?

“Both are damaging our city, both are taking our city backwards.”