Scottish Labour begins a search for a new party leader after Anas Sarwar joins the UK Government, according to reporting from Belfast Telegraph and Yahoo UK News. The party is moving to fill the leadership role as Sarwar’s appointment creates a vacancy within Scottish Labour. Both outlets frame the announcement as the start of a formal process to identify a successor and confirm future party leadership arrangements. The coverage focuses on the transition period for Scottish Labour, highlighting that Sarwar’s move to government at the UK level changes his position within the Scotland-based party leadership team. While details of the timetable and selection mechanism are not provided in the shared excerpts, the articles agree on the central point: Scottish Labour is now taking steps to recruit or choose a replacement leader following Sarwar’s shift to a new role. The reporting presents the move as part of Labour’s wider political staffing changes, with Scottish Labour needing an interim or permanent leader while the search continues.