#UK: Scottish Labour Party Leader Quits, Polling Not Looking Good For May Elections

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The Labour Party of Scotland's push for May's rapidly approaching elections in Scotland was thrown into chaos this week,  when the party's leader quit less than four months from polling day.

Voters are set to cast ballots May 6 to elect the 129 Members of the Scottish Parliament.

But Labour languishes in polls and the nationalists are set for another majority – reviving the divisive argument about independence.

Richard Leonard, who led Labour in Scotland for three years and was seen as close to former UK-wide Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn, was widely blamed for failing to reverse the party's fortunes in what was once its traditional stronghold.

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#UK: Corbyn Ally Richard Leonard Elected Leader of Scotland's Labour Party

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Jeremy Corbyn has strengthened his grip on the Labour party after Scottish members elected a left-wing trade unionist, Richard Leonard, as their seventh leader in the past decade. Announced as the winner in front of cheering supporters in Glasgow, Leonard won a decisive victory over his rival Anas Sarwar, a former Scottish deputy leader, after a fractious contest between the party’s left and right wings in which the Unite union played a significant role.

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