Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has unveiled her shadow cabinet team.

Dugdale will take on the role of finance spokesperson as well as her duties of leading the party. Former MP Anas Sarwar, who was elected as an MSP on the Glasgow regional list, has been appointed straight into Dugdale's team

The Scottish Labour leader said: "The big issue in Scottish politics over the next few years is how the Scottish Government uses the powers of the Parliament to stop the cuts and invest in the future. By taking on the finance role myself I am showing just how important our anti-austerity message is to the Labour Party.

"To build the kind of economy we need to create a better future for our young people we need to invest in education. That's what I will focus on in the next few years.

"This is a strong front-bench team that will hold the SNP Government to account and set out Labour's positive vision for investing in the future of Scotland. We will work constructively on areas where we agree with the government.

"Having lost their majority the SNP Government will face a big choice - they can either work with centre-left parties like Labour to stop the cuts and invest in our economy, or they can work with the Tories who want government to cut more and invest less."

The Labour shadow cabinet also has a balance in the numbers of men and women members like the Scottish Government's cabinet.

Scottish Labour will also nominate North East MSP Jenny Marra as the party's first committee convenership nominee.