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New Scottish Labour leader calls on UK to reverse Brexit and rejoin EU
New Scottish Labour leader calls on UK to reverse Brexit and rejoin EU

Scottish Labour leader says the UK should re-join EU: Michael Marra said he wanted "solidarity, not separation" and accepted that "re-joining the EU won't be ...
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Scottish Labour leader says the UK should re-join EU: Michael Marra said he wanted "solidarity, not separation" and accepted that "re-joining the EU won't be ...
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Rejoining EU should be ‘long-term objective’ for UK – Scottish Labour leader: Michael Marra accepted his call for the UK to go back into Europe goes further than ...
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Paid articlePaywall Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra says Britain must rejoin EU: Marra called on Andy Burnham to include full membership of the bloc in the party’s next ...
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Labour claims Alexander Dennis furlough ditched before Holyrood vote: Scottish Labour accuses John Swinney’s Government of ditching £4m furlough support for ...
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SNP challenge Michael Marra after Labour back Scotch whisky tax rise: THE SNP have accused Scottish Labour MPs of putting Westminster's interests ahead of ...
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Michael Marra: Labour is 'becoming Scotland’s party of hope again': Labour is “becoming Scotland’s party of hope again”, Michael Marra has insisted as he ...
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Monica Lennon says ‘hit job’ bullying allegations have left her ‘distressed’: The Labour MSP has denied accusations she has bullied four former Labour staff ...
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Michael Marra: I'd like Scotland to rejoin EU in a generation: The new Scottish Labour leader said he would “like us to be part of the EU” in 25 years time.
scotsman.com/news/politics/michael-marra-id-like-scotland-to-rejoin-eu-in-a-generation-9220569

Scottish Labour bounce-back has already begun, claims Michael Marra: The North East MSP took the reins of the party just over a week ago, following its worst ...
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Michael Marra admits Holyrood win 'long way off' for Scottish Labour: Michael Marra has said his aim is for Scottish Labour to win the next Holyrood election in ...
thenational.scot/news/26591913.scottish-labour-long-way-winning-holyrood/

Marra to call for more decentralisation of Holyrood powers at Labour conference: The Scottish Labour leader will speak at the UK Labour conference in Liverpool.
shropshirestar.com/uk-news/marra-to-call-for-more-decentralisation-of-holyrood-powers-at-labour-conference-9192677

Michael Marra's punchy and grown-up brand of Labour strikes easy target at first FMQs
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OpinionMichael Marra's real problems as Scottish Labour leader lie ahead: The Labour Party’s annual conference is getting under way in Liverpool – with contributions ...
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Michael Marra to force child poverty vote on first Holyrood day as Scottish Labour leader
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Michael Marra admits he 'doesn't like being called a Unionist': THE new Scottish Labour leader has said he doesn’t like being called a Unionist after accepting ...
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'Scotland has right to decide its own future,' Michael Marra says: THE people of Scotland have the right to decide their own future, the new leader of Scottish ...
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Labour and SNP should work together on £20m defence skills boost, says Michael Marra
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'Labour will rediscover its soul' under my leadership, says Michael Marra: There are still weeks to go until a new leader of Scottish Labour is elected.
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Scottish Labour's Michael Marra in botched attack on Scots schools: SCOTTISH Labour leadership hopeful Michael Marra has decided to demonstrate how the ...
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Scottish Labour leadership contenders to face off in Scotland Tonight hustings: STV political editor Colin Mackay will moderate debate between Michael Marra and ...
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Key FactsScottish Labour's Marra and Fagan Set for Debate
Aug 19, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: news.stv.tv
- The debate is scheduled for Wednesday evening, August 19, 2026, on the programme Scotland Tonight.
- Monica Lennon received nominations from only two MPs and did not reach the final run-off.
- Marra has backing from 24 MPs and seven MSPs, while Fagan has seven MPs and five MSPs.
- Voting opens on August 28, and the new party leader is due to be announced on September 19.

Scottish Labour has said it must change – but I can’t see much on offer to do so: Colin Mackay looks at how the Scottish Labour leadership contenders fared as ...
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Two further MSPs announce intention to stand in Scottish Labour leadership race: Michael Marra and Joe Fagan join the contest after Monica Lennon was the first ...
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Two further MSPs announce intention to stand in Scottish Labour leadership race: Michael Marra and Joe Fagan join the contest after Monica Lennon was the first ...
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