Anas Sarwar believes the Army should be called in to help out if necessary (Andrew Milligan/PA) Sign up for our daily Politics briefing for political exclusives, analysis and debate. Thank you for signing up to our Politics newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The Scottish Government needs to consider calling in the British Army to help in efforts to tackle Covid-19 hotspots in Glasgow, the Scottish Labour leader has said. Anas Sarwar said ministers should “not be afraid” to call in the Armed Forces to help in the city. He also demanded that mass testing be carried out in the worst affected areas, with pop-up vaccination clinics also being suggested, so that those living or working in hotspots could get jags without having to book an appointment.