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Scottish Labour will have new leader by the end of next month dailyrecord.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailyrecord.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The process for leader will begin today, with expressions of interest for the leadership closing tomorrow. Nominations from MSPs will be open from Monday January 18 to noon on Tuesday January 19. If more than one candidate is validly nominated, the ballot will open on Tuesday February 9 and close on Friday February 26. The winner will be declared at an online announcement event on Saturday February 27. Speaking on the new system, Scottish Labour chair Cara Hilton said: The Scottish Executive Committee today agreed that a new leader of the Scottish Labour Party will be elected by a ballot of party members and affiliated trades union members in February.
Richard Leonard reportedly stepped down from the top job because of Keir Starmer s position RICHARD Leonard quit as Scottish Labour leader after Sir Keir Starmer told senior party colleagues and potential donors he had no confidence in his leadership, it has emerged. According to reports Leonard’s sudden resignation followed a meeting the previous evening at which Starmer made clear his views. The Zoom conference call on Wednesday night involved Leonard’s deputy Jackie Baillie, as well as potential donors, who are understood to have said they would not back Labour while Leonard stayed in his post. Relations dipped to a new low when Leonard, 58, issued a statement that appeared to undermine Starmer’s decision to vote for Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal earlier this month.