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| Labour deputy leader: Scottish MP Ian Murray to stand | |
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| Scotland's only remaining Labour MP is to run for the position of deputy leader of the party. | Scotland's only remaining Labour MP is to run for the position of deputy leader of the party. |
| Ian Murray, the MP for Edinburgh South, said the architects of the party's ''catastrophic failure" in 2019 could not be allowed to lead the response. | |
| The long-time critic of Jeremy Corbyn said he never again wanted to feel the way he did on the night of the general election | The long-time critic of Jeremy Corbyn said he never again wanted to feel the way he did on the night of the general election |
| And he said the party had let down millions of people across the UK. | |
| Announcing his candidature in the Daily Mirror, Mr Murray said he was standing to be deputy leader because he wanted to win power and transform lives. | Announcing his candidature in the Daily Mirror, Mr Murray said he was standing to be deputy leader because he wanted to win power and transform lives. |
| He said the party must become a "credible alternative government of the future, not a protest movement of the past". | He said the party must become a "credible alternative government of the future, not a protest movement of the past". |
| Quoting his political hero, the late John Smith, he wrote: ''All I ask is the opportunity to serve''. | Quoting his political hero, the late John Smith, he wrote: ''All I ask is the opportunity to serve''. |
| He rejected calls for the party to back Brexit to win back voters - and he called for a clearer position on Scottish independence. | He rejected calls for the party to back Brexit to win back voters - and he called for a clearer position on Scottish independence. |
| "On the major constitutional issues of our time - Scottish independence and Brexit - we must be clear with people where we stand. | "On the major constitutional issues of our time - Scottish independence and Brexit - we must be clear with people where we stand. |
| "We should always be a pro-EU and pro-UK party because it is not just in the national interest, but part of our values," he said. | "We should always be a pro-EU and pro-UK party because it is not just in the national interest, but part of our values," he said. |
| Mr Murray later told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme that he would not be backing any particular candidate in the contest to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader. | |
| But he said it was "quite clear" that the party needed to make a clean break from Mr Corbyn's leadership and policies, and that the new leader should be someone who could bring "fresh ideas and a fresh approach". | |
| Mr Murray won in Edinburgh South with a majority of 11,000 in the general election, making him the only Labour MP to be elected in Scotland as the party's other six MPs lost their seats to the SNP. | |
| His first hurdle will be to receive enough nominations from Labour MPs and MEPs to go forward to the next part of the contest. | His first hurdle will be to receive enough nominations from Labour MPs and MEPs to go forward to the next part of the contest. |
| Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner, shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon and shadow secretary of state for women and equalities Dawn Butler have already said they are standing for deputy leader. | Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner, shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon and shadow secretary of state for women and equalities Dawn Butler have already said they are standing for deputy leader. |
| Meanwhile, Rebecca Long-Bailey has become the sixth candidate to enter the race to succeed Mr Corbyn as the party's leader. | |
| In an article for the Tribune magazine, she said Labour needs a "socialist leader who can work with our movement, rebuild our communities and fight for the policies we believe in". | |
| She joins Sir Keir Starmer, Emily Thornberry, Clive Lewis, Lisa Nandy and Jess Phillips in the contest, with the result to be announced on 4 April. |