Boy Pretends to Wrestle Political Leaders

Anas Sarwar, the leader of the Scottish Labour Party, recently shared a light-hearted anecdote about his eight-year-old son, Aliyan, who enjoys pitting political figures against each other in a wrestling video game. Sarwar, who described himself as "obsessed" with wrestling, recounted a moment when he returned home to find Aliyan enthusiastically shouting the name of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak while engaged in a match featuring various political leaders. During a discussion at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s Political Party event, Sarwar revealed that Aliyan had created a wrestling scenario where Keir Starmer and Joe Biden teamed up against Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un, and Sunak. The young boy's imaginative play reflects a simplistic view of politics, where he sees the struggle as a battle between good and bad, akin to left-wing versus right-wing ideologies. Sarwar humorously noted that he had not yet informed Starmer about his son's creative use of his likeness as a wrestler, expressing excitement to share the story with the Labour leader. He also commented on the performance of the Prime Minister in the game, suggesting that Sunak's wrestling scores could use improvement, although he remains optimistic about future developments. In a playful twist, Aliyan has even threatened to create a wrestling character based on his father, further highlighting the family's shared enthusiasm for the sport. Sarwar concluded by emphasizing the joy of reliving his childhood passion for wrestling through his son's playful engagement.