Breaking: Kezia Dugdale steps down as Scottish Labour leader

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28. Well now ...

I saw this coming:

Labour frontrunner faces backlash over wealth, schooling and opposition to Corbyn

THE frontrunner to become the next Scottish Labour leader is already facing a backlash over his wealth, children’s schooling and an “unforgiven” call for Jeremy Corbyn to stand down.

Millionaire Glasgow MSP Anas Sarwar, whose children attend a £10,000-a-year private school, has emerged as the favourite to replace Kezia Dugdale after she quit on Tuesday.

However some senior figures in the party believe his privileged background means he faces a credibility challenge preaching the party’s mantra of “For the many, not the few”.

Mr Sarwar also signed an open letter last year calling on Mr Corbyn to consider his position and “do the right thing” after a vote of no confidence by Labour MPs.

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15504860.Labour_frontrunner_faces_backlash_over_wealth__schooling_and_opposition_to_Corbyn/

But not this:

English row in Scots Labour race

The battle to become Labour’s next leader in Scotland has been marred by claims of dirty tricks after opponents of one of the frontrunners claimed it could be disastrous to pick a privately educated Englishman.

MSP Richard Leonard, an organiser for the GMB union for 20 years, is believed to be preparing to confirm his candidacy as the choice of the left after Kezia Dugdale unexpectedly quit last week.

He would be the first Englishman to lead the Scottish party but some Labour opponents say his broad Yorkshire accent and private schooling would play badly among Scottish voters as the party tries to regain ground lost to the SNP after a spate of poor elections.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/english-row-in-scots-labour-race-tc8n9vxjs