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Murphy fails to convince over plans to end party’s woes

JIM MURPHY vowed yesterday to end Scottish Labour’s “terrible habit” of losing elections if he was elected leader, but a new poll showed he would lose his own Westminster seat.

Scottish Labour would lose all but four of its 40 Westminster seats if the general election was held tomorrow, according to an Ipsos-Mori poll for Scottish broadcaster STV.

And the predicted election wipeout in Scotland would see Labour lose Mr Murphy’s East Renfrewshire along with dozens more to the SNP.

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