Labour's push for May's crunch elections in Scotland was thrown into chaos last night(THU) when the party's leader quit less than four months from polling day.
Voters north of the border are due to cast ballots on May 6 to elect MSPs to Holyrood. But Labour languishes in polls and the nationalists are set for a majority – reviving the divisive row about independence.
Richard Leonard, who led Labour in Scotland for three years and was seen as close to former UK-wide chief Jeremy Corbyn, was widely blamed for failing to reverse the party's fortunes in what was once its traditional stronghold.
Many experts believe the party cannot govern at Westminster again without regaining its former heartland or striking a deal with the SNP, which
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