Scottish Labour leadership contender Neil Findlay said yesterday that he wanted his party to “walk the walk” — in a direct challenge to SNP First Minister-in-waiting Nicola Sturgeon.

The left-wing Lothians MSP said the SNP deputy leader’s attempts to woo disaffected Labour voters were “all talk” 

Mr Findlay said: “Ms Sturgeon’s plan is to sound like the Labour Party even though her policies are increasing inequality and costing jobs in councils and cutting college places up and down Scotland.