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Dugdale reveals ‘fresh start’ team with only 1 new face

SCOTTISH Labour leader Kezia Dugdale promised a “fresh start” as she announced her new Cabinet in Edinburgh yesterday in anticipation of the Holyrood elections next year.

The major change to the team is former senior police officer Graeme Pearson, who has taken over the role of justice spokesman after Hugh Henry stood down.

Most members of the previous cabinet have either continued in their previous role or moved to a new role.

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