ANAS Sarwar called Holyrood 's Presiding Officer "ridiculous" after he was repeatedly admonished for failing to ask a question at First Minister’s Questions.

The Scottish Labour leader had used his opening question at FMQs to extol at length on the measures in the UK Government Budget, which had been delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves the day before.

Sarwar said: “UK Labour choices are making a difference. Yesterday, the UK Budget delivered an increase to the minimum wage and living wage, meaning another pay rise for 200,000 Scottish workers.

“Help with the cost of living, with £150 off energy bills, £300 for those most in need, reinstating the winter fuel allowance and raising the state pension, benefiting 1.1 million pensioners in Scotland, £820 million more for the Scot

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