THE Labour Party have been in rare form of late as they go from bad to worse on issues like Brexit, helping working families and political wheeling and dealing.
With so many gaffes it can be hard to keep up so with that in mind, let’s look back at all the worst bits.
Starmer doubling down on a hard Brexit
Once a staunch Remainer, the Labour Party leader is now going with tide as he doubled down on his commitment to Boris Johnson’s negotiated hard Brexit.
Speaking at an event in London on Monday, Starmer said he would ‘make Brexit work” as he pledged not to take the UK back into the single market or restore freedom of movement.
This comes in spite of an overwhelming body of evidence that Brexit is hammering the UK economy.
Starmer said he would make the current "poor deal" better by fixing the Northern Ireland Protocol by removing the majority of border checks. But just how that could be feasible is anyone’s guess.
Sarwar announcing his vision for Scotland’s future ... in London
Sarwar didn’t do his party’s image as a "branch office" of the Westminster group any favours on Monday.
As lines have been trotted out that Scottish Labour will be allowed to diverge from the Westminster party on certain policy issues, Sarwar set out his vision for the devolution settlement and the UK constitution more than 400 miles away from his constituents.
The announcement focused on not cooperating with the SNP and a plan to abolish the House of Lords.
His vision was set to complement Gordon Brown's commission which looks to "settle the future of the Union". Go figure ...
And in the same vein of anti-indy bluster, Sarwar even suggested that Vladimir Putin would welcome Scottish independence.
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Ruling out deals with the SNP (while getting into bed with Tories)
Sarwar has been following Starmer’s lead in ruling out any deals with the SNP despite being happy to cosy up with Tories in local councils.
After Starmer had vowed not to do any deals with the SNP after the next General Election - even preferring a minority government than a pact that could grease the wheels of indyef2 - Sarwar parroted the UK party line on Monday.
“Regardless of the outcome of the next UK General Election ... Labour will do no deal with the SNP.
“No deal. No pact. No behind-closed-doors arrangement. No coalition,” Sarwar told the Fabian Society in Westminster.
This follows the local council elections when he pledged not to form any coalitions with any other parties and then made deals with the Tories in six different councils, locking the SNP out of power in four councils where they had the most seats.
Trying to scrap free public transport for Ayrhsire families
Labour, the supposed party of the worker, moved to scrap a free public transport service in Ayrshire for low-income families.
The scheme, at a cost of £20,000, offered three months of free bus and rail travel as part of the Economic Covid Recovery Investment Plan.
The leader of the Labour group argued that the council helped support Stagecoach, whose X34 and X36 routes in North Ayrshire are under threat.
Thankfully, the group failed in their draconian move as it was rejected by a majority of councillors.
Demanding a law to force the SNP and Tory governments to co-operate
Rather than welcome and engage in the debate that is inherent to the democratic process, Sarwar is demanding a “legal duty of cooperation” to force the UK and Scottish governments to cooperate.
Sarwar alleged that the parties were looking to benefit from “a political climate which seeks to maximise disagreements and disordered relationship”.
If Sarwar wants a relationship with a Tory government that is committed to a hard Brexit, denies the democratic will of the Scottish people and looks to deport some of the most vulnerable people in the world to Rwanda, then more fool him.
Giving a Tory councillor a pay bump of almost £5000
In a move steeped in grubbiness, the Labour East Renfrewshire council has been accused of trying to “buy another vote” after increasing the pay of a senior Tory councillor by almost £5000.
Owen O’Donnell, the local council leader, proposed giving a senior councillor allowance to the vice-chair of East Renfrewshire’s planning committee, which was held by Tory Jim McLean.
The proposal was passed by nine votes to six with the SNP staunchly opposing the move.
The local SNP group leader, Tony Buchanan, said Labour wanted “to secure Conservative votes to prop up their minority administration”.
It would appear that Labour and Tories are getting along famously in councils across Scotland.
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