Richard Leonard critic says Scottish Labour leader row could end up in court

campus lockdowns across Scotland, Richard Leonard has warned. The Scottish Labour leader criticised ministers at Holyrood and Westminster for failing to heed expert advice on the risks posed by undergraduates returning en masse to halls of residence this month.

Richard Leonard is backing a move to starve rogue employers of coronavirus financial aid.The MSP has launched a campaign with former shadow chancellor John McDonnell to punish those who abuse workers through zero-hour contracts, avoid tax and pollute the environment.In his first Commons intervention since returning to the back benches, McDonnell will present a Bill at Westminster on Wednesday to set up a Good Business Commission.Leonard, who will lodge a motion at Holyrood to promote the Bill,

Keir Starmer and Scottish leader Richard Leonard to back urgent drugs law reforms to save lives.The Labour Campaign for Drug Policy Reform (LCDPR), backed by 16 MPs and 4 MSPs, yesterday launched its drugs manifesto, which broadly back the reforms the Daily Record has been demanding.Many MPs are understood to be frustrated and angry at the Labour leadership’s slowness in getting behind plans to treat drug addiction as a health rather than a crime issue.The LCDPR calls for the Parliamentary

house visits is “one of the options” being considered by the Government. Jeane Freeman also described a report about new curbs in England lasting for six months as a “more realistic position”.

Ibrox backline has yet to concede a league goal in seven outings – breaking a 114-year-old Scottish record – ahead of today’s trip to face Hibs at Easter Road.Gerrard says his coaching staff and players must share the credit.But the former Liverpool hero insists his squad can still improve in terms of being hard to break down –
something he learned from the likes of Rafa Benitez, Gerard Houllier and Roy Hodgson at Anfield.He said: “I’ve got nothing but admiration for Rafa but I’ve tried to lean

Douglas Ross plans to spend £550million on 3,000 more teachers for Scotland if his party gains power at the next Holyrood election.

£100million package of investment back into the Scottish food and agriculture sector, through the company’s poultry supply chain operations across Scotland.

Scottish Labour to move on from recent divisions by urging colleagues to “pull together”. He backed Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard and also praised an MP who had considered quitting the party last year.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.RICHARD Leonard has appealed for an extension to the government’s job retention scheme.The Central Scotland MSP says this would be “good for people, jobs and the economy”.More than 42,000 workers across North Lanarkshire have benefited from the scheme, which is due to close at the end of next month.Scottish Labour leader Mr Leonard said: “It is crucial that the scheme is maintained to help save jobs and keep

Keir Starmer has gone into self-isolation after a member of his household started showing symptoms of Covid-19. The Labour leader took part in a phone-in on LBC radio on Monday morning where said he Scotland does not need another independence referendum before discovering the news.

Protect Scotland app, according to Nicola Sturgeon. Kirsty Feerick's partner Daniel Rafferty tested positive for Covid-19 today having come down with symptoms, including a loss of taste and smell.Daniel, 26, had been feeling run down without feeling badly ill before suddenly being unable to taste or smell anything at all on Thursday.

Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has been submitted for a crunch meeting of the party's governing body tomorrow.The Daily Record understands it has been signed by around one third of members on Scottish Executive Committee (SEC).Leonard is under pressure to resign over poor election results and dismal opinion poll ratings.Four Labour MSPs and peers have publicly called for the left winger to quit, but he has refused and hit out at his critics.The leader’s defenders believe the trouble is

rebel MSPs by replacing them with female key workers.  Leonard said he wants more working-class women in the Scottish Parliament and hopes to put frontline staff like carers and nurses at the top of the party’s regional lists.  Speaking to the Daily Record, Leonard denied the move is intended to punish plotters demanding he stand down.

UK Government to end its furlough scheme next month.She has also made clear it will not be 'acceptable' for the initiative to stop without Scotland being given the ability to set up an alternative.The First Minister said the UK Government ending the scheme – set up by Chancellor Rishi Sunak at the height of the coronavirus pandemic – will “narrow the options available to us in controlling the spread of the virus in the next few months”.By the end of June, some 736,500 workers across Scotland had

party members they have 'underestimated' him and slammed their "despicable" calls for him to step down. As the party civil war intensifies, Leonard said he needed to 'remind a small group of people' that they had underestimated his resolve.

Richard Leonard say they have the numbers required for a leadership challenge against him.MSPs James Kelly and Daniel Johnson claim to have the five signatures necessary for a contest, but they have demanded clarity amid disagreement on the rules.Leonard, who has been in post for nearly three years, is under pressure over terrible election results and dismal opinion polls.Four MSPs - Kelly, Johnson, Jenny Marra and Mark Griffin - have all called on him to quit, as have four party peers.His

Richard Leonard’s accent - by her own party. Dehenna Davison, MP for Bishop Auckland in the north of England, has been criticised for a tweet blaming the leader of Scottish Labour’s accent as the reason for the party’s decline.

Richard Leonard has doubled down on his vow to stay as Labour leader into the Scottish elections despite a volley of calls from colleagues to step down. The beleaguered Scottish Labour leader began what is expected to be a week of fightback interviews this week with an early morning appearance on Sky News.

Richard Leonard to stand down, piling pressure on the embattled party leader.Peers Helen Liddell, ex Defence Secretary George Robertson and Meta Ramsay have urged Leonard to step down.They were joined by fellow Labour peer George Foulkes, but the former MP and MSP is already on the record calling for Leonard to resign.Leonard, leader for nearly three years, is fighting for his political life over terrible election results and dismal opinion polls.In recent days, four of his own MSPs - James

cystic fibrosis patient is enjoying her best period of health for three years.Hailey Mann, 24, had been told she was looking at end of life care even though she knew there was a drug, Kaftrio, which could help her.But because the drug - a real game changer - wasn’t licensed in Europe she could only get it on compassionate grounds from drug company Vertex.However, just days after the Daily Record began to campaign on her behalf, Vertex agreed she could get the drug.Cystic fibrosis causes a