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Richard Leonard: the right choice for Scottish Labour
The socialist message has shown to be popular north of the border – but the Scottish party faces a crossroads in its new choice of leader, says NEIL FINDLAY

In just over a week’s time ballot papers will start dropping for the ninth — yes, ninth — Scottish Labour leadership election since the Scottish Parliament was reconvened in 1999. 

I would argue that this is the most important of them all. Following a decade of Scottish Labour woe, the party showed at the recent general election that we are very much back in the game. 

From a historic low in 2015 when we were reduced to one MP we now have seven MPs and are breathing down the neck of the SNP in at least 20 seats across the country with the Tories and Liberals in our sights too. There are no “no-go” areas in Scotland any more. 

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