Scottish Labour leadership race: who's in the running?

Jim Murphy announces his leadership ambitions but the Westminster MP is by no means a shoe-in

Jim Murphy
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Jim Murphy has become the first Westminster MP to confirm that he will enter the Scottish Labour leadership race.

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