Scottish Labour must rediscover its soul, says leadership hopeful Michael Marra Nominations for the party’s leadership contest close on Monday. Evening Standard · Aug 15
Anas Sarwar reduced Scottish Labour to 'commentators', says leadership hopeful A SCOTTISH Labour leadership hopeful has hit out at Anas Sarwar for reducing the party to “commentators”. The National (Scotland) · Aug 14
Scottish Labour must be bold in wake of election defeat, says leadership hopeful Joe Fagan said the party must now look to ‘shape what happens next’. Evening Standard · Aug 14
Candidates warn against division in pitches to lead Scottish Labour Monica Lennon, Joe Fagan and Michael Marra have made their cases to succeed Anas Sarwar. Evening Standard · Aug 12
I went to Scottish Labour's leadership hustings. Here is what I learned IT started as you’d expect. The National (Scotland) · Aug 12
Scottish Labour risk irrelevance with a leadership coronation not a contest A SCOTTISH Labour councillor has complained to the UK equalities watchdog in the latest twist of the party’s bizarre leadership contest. The National (Scotland) · Aug 10
Joani Reid reveals Scottish Labour leadership pick following 'rough few months' JOANI Reid, the Labour MP who's husband was arrested on suspicion of spying for China, has said she has since faced a "rough few… The National (Scotland) · Aug 10
Anas Sarwar insists Lords should still be abolished despite taking seat ANAS Sarwar has maintained that he believes the House of Lords should be abolished, despite now holding a seat in the chamber The National (Scotland) · Aug 10
Scottish Labour leadership race about finding ‘party’s missing soul’ – Lennon Monica Lennon is yet to gain the support required to be on the membership ballot. Evening Standard · Aug 9
Unison backs Monica Lennon to become Scottish Labour leader The MSP still needs the backing of at least one more Holyrood colleague to enter the contest. Evening Standard · Aug 7
£5000 fee to stand as Scottish Labour leader blasted as ‘scam’ by ex-MSP THE £5000 fee that candidates standing to be the next Scottish Labour leader must pay to enter the contest has been branded a “scam” by a… The National (Scotland) · Aug 7
Scottish Labour has turned to rubble, claims leadership hopeful Monica Lennon has not yet secured the support to get on the ballot to replace Anas Sarwar. Evening Standard · Aug 7
Scottish Labour councillor says leadership hopeful presided over ‘severe bullying’ A SCOTTISH Labour councillor has accused leadership contender Joe Fagan of presiding over “severe bullying” during his time as Labour group… The National (Scotland) · Aug 6
Are Monica Lennon's pro-trans views tanking her Scottish Labour leadership hopes? THE Scottish Labour leadership race has already been plagued by accusations of a “stitch up” and "misogyny" ... The National (Scotland) · Aug 3
Evening Standard · Aug 3 MSP Clark rules herself out of Scottish Labour contest as nominations open Katy Clark has urged the eventual winner to push for the selection of a more diverse range of candidates.
Evening Standard · Aug 3 Nominations open in contest to succeed Anas Sarwar as Scottish Labour leader One of the contenders said the contest ‘reeks of misogyny and male entitlement’.
The National (Scotland) · Aug 2 Scottish Labour leadership race 'reeks of misogyny', only female candidate says THE Scottish Labour leadership race “reeks of misogyny and male entitlement”, the only female contender has said as she appeared to cast doubts…
Evening Standard · Aug 2 Scottish Labour leadership contender Joe Fagan receives backing from MSP Sweeney Paul Sweeney said he had thought ‘long and hard’ about a run himself.
The National (Scotland) · Aug 2 What we learned as three Scottish Labour leadership contenders lay out their bids THE three contenders to take over as Scottish Labour leader have laid out their stalls ...
The National (Scotland) · Jul 29 Wikipedia page of Scottish Labour leadership hopeful edited just before bid confirmed A Scottish Labour leadership candidate is facing questions after his Wikipedia page was edited to play down past controversies ....
The National (Scotland) · Jul 28 Third Labour MSP launches bid to be Scottish leader with vow to 'win back trust' A THIRD Scottish Labour MSP has launched their bid to be leader of the party in Scotland following the resignation of Anas Sarwar
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