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Nominations close in Scottish Labour leadership race ANAS Sarwar has received the most support in the first phase of the Scottish Labour leadership contest, firming up his position as favourite. As nominations closed, the Glasgow MSP had secured the backing of most of the  constituency Labour parties (CLPs), unions, councillors and MSPs taking part. Mr Sarwar was backed by 26 of 47 nominating CLPs, 90 of 126 nominating councillors, nine of 16 unions and affiliates, and 16 of the 21 nominating MSPs. He was also backed by Scottish Labour’s sole MP, Ian Murray of Edinburgh South. B...

HE was so close. If Richard Leonard had only managed to dodder on for a few more weeks, he would have become Scottish Labour’s longest serving…

Labour should push for more devolved powers in Indy ballot says Monica Lennon The contender for the Scottish Labour leadership has sought to distinguish herself from Anas Sarwar by promoting a third way of resolving the constitutional debate. (Image: Sunday Mail) Our Politics newsletter is now daily. Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendation...

SCOTTISH Labour should not block a second independence referendum, but push to have far greater devolution included on the ballot as a third option,…

Monica Lennon and Anas Sarwar put their names forward for the position following the surprise resignation of Richard Leonard last week.