Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Babban nasarar da ya samu shine a cikin nasararsa na Babban Za ~ en 1997, inda Labour ya sami babban rinjaye a kan 'yan Conservatives. Tare da Scottish Labour Party, da Scottish Liberal Democrats, da Scottish National Party sun kawar da duk kujerun da Conservatives ke da shi a Scotland. A 1998, ya yi aiki a matsayin memba na Yarjejeniyar Tsarin Mulki na Scottish inda ya fara gabatar da kuri'ar raba gardama ta Scotland
nasara, kafa majalisar dokokin Scotland.