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First hustings for Scottish Labour candidates First hustings for Scottish Labour candidates
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Candidates bidding to become leader and deputy leader of Scottish Labour have held the first in a series of four hustings debates.Candidates bidding to become leader and deputy leader of Scottish Labour have held the first in a series of four hustings debates.
MSPs Ken Macintosh and Kezia Dugdale are going head-to head for the leadership.MSPs Ken Macintosh and Kezia Dugdale are going head-to head for the leadership.
Fellow MSPs Alex Rowley and Richard Baker have joined Glasgow City Council leader Gordon Matheson in the race for deputy leader.Fellow MSPs Alex Rowley and Richard Baker have joined Glasgow City Council leader Gordon Matheson in the race for deputy leader.
The event was to be held at the Apex International Hotel in Edinburgh. The event was held at the Apex International Hotel in Edinburgh.
At his launch on Friday, Eastwood MSP Mr Macintosh promised to shake up the party organisation, including moving the headquarters from Glasgow to Edinburgh. Ms Dugdale called for the "baton to be handed to a new generation" and her opponent Mr Macintosh pledged to be the candidate for change.
He said Scotland must be more accountable and responsive to the needs and wants of Scottish people. Both are vying for the position left vacant by Jim Murphy, who stood down in the wake of the party's devastating defeat in Scotland at the hands of the SNP in the general election.
And he said he would begin negotiations with the new national Labour leadership to establish a formal relationship with Scottish Labour that recognised its autonomous role within the UK party. Changing world
Ms Dugdale launched her campaign on Saturday with a pledge to "shake things up". Addressing an audience of party members, former deputy leader Ms Dugdale said the party had to address its lack of appeal to younger voters.
The Lothians MSP and former deputy leader of the party said she would "stand up to vested interests". She said: "We should be proud of the successes of our past....but the great danger of constantly reminding people of the past is that we look like the past.
Ms Dugdale also argued that there was a need to "think outside the box" when it came to reforming Scotland's state schools. "Whilst we should immensely be proud of what we have done in a rapidly changing world, it's the future that counts, meeting the hopes and aspirations and quelling the fears of all those people facing it.
Registered supporters "I believe it's time for a new generation to lead the Scottish Labour Party."
She also said she would end the charitable status of private schools, saying it was a "question of fairness". Ms Dugdale pointed to a poll after the election which suggested that just 5% of people aged 25 to 34 would vote for Labour in the Holyrood elections next year, compared to 80% who plan to vote SNP.
The leadership contest was sparked by the resignation of Jim Murphy after Labour lost all but one of its 41 seats in Scotland in May's general election. "For the long term future of our party we need to do something about that," she said.
Responding, Mr Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, said: "It's not just a new generation we need, it's a new approach. There's no point in having a new generation if we make the same mistakes."
He called for the party to stop "obsessing" about the SNP and focus instead on its own agenda, using the Scottish Parliament "to make a difference".
Mr Macintosh said: "There's the temptation to follow the path of least resistance, to go with what's in front of you rather than face up to the difficult and challenging questions that we actually face as a Labour party.
"If the people of Scotland think that we're more interested in our own seats, our own prospects and our own future rather than theirs we will not win their trust and frankly why should we?"
He added: "I'm offering a change in direction, I want to break up the party machine and put the members and supporters in charge of this party."
Mr Macintosh also called for a new approach to local authority funding, saying the time for a council tax freeze was "long gone".
In a change from previous leadership contests, it will be a one member one vote ballot, while non-members can also register as supporters for £3, allowing them to take part.In a change from previous leadership contests, it will be a one member one vote ballot, while non-members can also register as supporters for £3, allowing them to take part.
All the contestants will take part in a series of hustings at four venues:All the contestants will take part in a series of hustings at four venues:
The results of the two contests will be announced at a special gathering on Saturday 15 August.The results of the two contests will be announced at a special gathering on Saturday 15 August.
Leadership timetableLeadership timetable
15 June - Nominations open for leader and deputy leader15 June - Nominations open for leader and deputy leader
19 June (12 noon) - Nominations close19 June (12 noon) - Nominations close
19 June (17:00) - Supporting nominations open19 June (17:00) - Supporting nominations open
22 June - Hustings period opens22 June - Hustings period opens
13 July - Last date to join as member, affiliated supporter, or registered supporter in order to vote in the leadership ballot13 July - Last date to join as member, affiliated supporter, or registered supporter in order to vote in the leadership ballot
10 July (12 noon) - Supporting nominations close10 July (12 noon) - Supporting nominations close
20 July - Ballot opens20 July - Ballot opens
14 August - Ballot closes14 August - Ballot closes
15 August - Result announced15 August - Result announced