"Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of 'skulking' around Scotland and shunning Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar during a flying visit. The prime minister visited the Faslane nuclear base for two-and-a-half hours on Saturday after arriving from Paris following the UK-France summit on the Iran crisis."
"First Minister John Swinney said it was 'strange' that Sir Keir was not joining Scottish candidates on the campaign trail, while Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay accused him of 'skulking' and said he seemed 'unable to look Sarwar in the eyes.'"
"Sarwar said: 'He's the prime minister of the UK and it's right that he makes a visit, particularly when it relates to defence. I think that's important given the global consequences of the situation we have right now.'"
"Sarwar expressed personal pain over the situation but emphasized his focus on leading the campaign to change the government in Scotland, stating: 'People know what the tipping point was for me but what I'm relentlessly focused on is making sure that we change the first minister in this country.'"
Sir Keir Starmer's recent visit to Scotland has drawn criticism for not meeting with Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar or other party members. Starmer's two-and-a-half-hour visit to the Faslane nuclear base followed a UK-France summit. First Minister John Swinney found it unusual that Starmer did not join Scottish candidates on the campaign trail, while Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay accused him of 'skulking.' Sarwar expressed personal pain over the situation but emphasized his focus on leading the campaign to change the government in Scotland.
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