Richard Leonard at first minister's questions yesterday. Four Labour MSPs demanded his resignation but he vowed to “fight on”An ally of Sir Keir Starmer has put pressure on Richard Leonard to quit as Scottish Labour leader as the party’s civil war intensifies. Rachel Reeves, who serves in Sir Keir’s shadow cabinet, said that Mr Leonard should consider his position with the party on course for a bruising Holyrood election next May. She called opinion poll results in Scotland “pretty dire” before adding that any decisions over the party leadership should be taken by Scottish Labour. “I think he needs to consider his position and do what he thinks is right for Scotland and for Scottish Labour,” she told Sky News.

Source: The Times September 02, 2020 23:06 UTC