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Scottish Labour Holyrood candidate plan would be "unlawful" says party legal advice

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Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard's plan for selecting more women and key workers as top Holyrood candidates has fallen foul of legal advice by the party.A leaked paper states that the proposals would be “unlawful” and pose a “risk of indirect discrimination”.An alternative has been produced for male MSPs to voluntarily give up their top slots on the regional Lists for a female colleague.A Scottish Labour spokesperson said: "We don't comment on internal information that has been leaked.Scottish Labour has a long track record of backing positive action for female candidates and is considering how to achieve greater diversity at next year’s election.In the autumn, Leonard wrote to the Scottish party's chair with his own ideas for.

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