Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar is set to take a ministerial role in Andy Burnham’s government, according to multiple UK outlets. Reports say Sarwar would be appointed as a minister within Burnham’s administration and is also poised to receive a peerage. That peerage would allow him to join the House of Lords. BBC News and The Independent both report that Sarwar’s elevation to the Lords is part of the arrangement associated with the new government role. The London Evening Standard and Yahoo News also describe Sarwar as being set to join Burnham’s government as a minister, while noting his position as Scottish Labour leader since 2021. The Belfast Telegraph similarly reports that Sarwar is to join the government as a minister. Across the coverage, the core elements—Sarwar’s ministerial appointment, a likely peerage, and his move into the House of Lords—are presented as linked developments, with outlets describing the change as imminent or forthcoming.