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Labour frontline team announced | Labour frontline team announced |
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New Scottish Labour leader Iain Gray has appointed his two leadership rivals to the party's front bench team. | |
Cathy Jamieson will take on the health job, while Andy Kerr will tackle finance issues at Holyrood. | Cathy Jamieson will take on the health job, while Andy Kerr will tackle finance issues at Holyrood. |
North East Scotland MSP Richard Baker has been promoted to justice spokesman, while Jackie Baillie, formerly chief of staff, will return to the backbenches. | North East Scotland MSP Richard Baker has been promoted to justice spokesman, while Jackie Baillie, formerly chief of staff, will return to the backbenches. |
Mr Gray said the new team would hold the Scottish Government to account for "failing the Scottish people". | Mr Gray said the new team would hold the Scottish Government to account for "failing the Scottish people". |
The East Lothian MSP was declared as the new Scottish Labour leader at the weekend, replacing Wendy Alexander. | The East Lothian MSP was declared as the new Scottish Labour leader at the weekend, replacing Wendy Alexander. |
He saw off challenges from Mr Kerr and Ms Jamieson, both cabinet ministers in the last Holyrood administration. | He saw off challenges from Mr Kerr and Ms Jamieson, both cabinet ministers in the last Holyrood administration. |
Margaret Curran, who stood as the Labour candidate in the Glasgow East by-election, won by the SNP, has agreed to direct party policy in the run-up to the next Holyrood election. | Margaret Curran, who stood as the Labour candidate in the Glasgow East by-election, won by the SNP, has agreed to direct party policy in the run-up to the next Holyrood election. |
"We will continue to hold the SNP administration to account for it's failing in serving the Scottish people," said Mr Gray, who has yet to announce his junior appointments. | "We will continue to hold the SNP administration to account for it's failing in serving the Scottish people," said Mr Gray, who has yet to announce his junior appointments. |
"Apart from their ill-thought out and widely criticised flagship policies on local income tax and a Scottish Futures Trust, which will have serious consequences for hard working Scottish families, they are a government that is failing the poorest and most vulnerable with cuts in local services across Scotland." | "Apart from their ill-thought out and widely criticised flagship policies on local income tax and a Scottish Futures Trust, which will have serious consequences for hard working Scottish families, they are a government that is failing the poorest and most vulnerable with cuts in local services across Scotland." |
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