Labour Conference Diary: Relieved Scottish party leaders have work to do
Scottish Labour leaders must have felt a mixture of satisfaction and relief that Manchester remains home turf as their red battle bus the #indyrefexpress pulled up at party conference on Sunday.
Jim Murphy had become accustomed to being mobbed during his Irn Bru box tour.
But this time he and Johann Lamont were greeted by a gang of loyal party supporters rather than egg-wielding Glaswegians.
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