You’d be forgiven for failing to notice the contest had been taking place but Scottish Labour now has a new leader. Following a fairly spark-free summer campaign Kezia Dugdale has emerged victorious over her lone rival (the very decent) Ken Macintosh with 72 per cent of the vote.
Even in Scotland much of the campaign has been overshadowed by the unexpected, headline grabbing, “Corbyn surge” for the UK leadership.
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