Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar set to become a minister in Burnham's government

When Burnham became prime minister on Monday, Sarwar hailed him for his "bold Labour vision".Former Greater Manchester mayor Burnham appointed his Cabinet on Monday night, but a raft of ministerial appointments are still to come.BBC Scotland Westminster correspondent Paris Gourtsoyannis said Scottish Labour parliamentarians appeared to have been blindsided by the news.An MSP called Sarwar's decision "bizarre", while a senior Scottish Labour MP said it was "absolutely mad. I cannot begin to fathom the logic of it."As a Scottish Labour peer, Sarwar would be entitled to attend meetings of the Scottish PLP at Westminster - a group which earlier this year collectively refused to back their leader's call for Keir Starmer to resign as prime minister.The SNP's deputy leader Keith Brown said: "This is a terrible look for Andy Burnham who waxed lyrical about a new politics and devolving power - he's just pulled the most undemocratic trick in the Westminster book."Anas Sarwar led Scottish Labour to their worst ever election defeat, but as is always the case with the Labour Party, there's always a cushty number in the House of Lords."What a signal to send after their democratic defeat - this is the Labour Party literally lording it over the people of Scotland."