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| Dugdale says Corbyn victory shows 'politics has changed' | Dugdale says Corbyn victory shows 'politics has changed' |
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| Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has said Jeremy Corbyn's election as UK leader shows "politics has changed". | Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has said Jeremy Corbyn's election as UK leader shows "politics has changed". |
| Congratulating him on his win, she said Labour had listened to people's desire for "radical change and straight talk". | Congratulating him on his win, she said Labour had listened to people's desire for "radical change and straight talk". |
| First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she hoped to work with Mr Corbyn in a "progressive alliance against Tory austerity". | First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she hoped to work with Mr Corbyn in a "progressive alliance against Tory austerity". |
| But Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson said Labour had given up on being in government. | But Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson said Labour had given up on being in government. |
| Mr Corbyn won a decisive victory over this three rivals in the UK Labour leadership contest, taking 59.5% of the votes cast. | Mr Corbyn won a decisive victory over this three rivals in the UK Labour leadership contest, taking 59.5% of the votes cast. |
| In his victory speech he promised to campaign in Scotland for those "great Labour traditions". | In his victory speech he promised to campaign in Scotland for those "great Labour traditions". |
| 'Radical policies' | |
| Ms Dugdale said she welcomed his victory and looked forward to working with Mr Corbyn. | Ms Dugdale said she welcomed his victory and looked forward to working with Mr Corbyn. |
| She said: "Today shows politics has changed. People are calling for radical change and straight talk. | She said: "Today shows politics has changed. People are calling for radical change and straight talk. |
| "Jeremy's election shows that the party has listened to that call, and I look forward to working with him and meeting him to discuss his priorities later today." | "Jeremy's election shows that the party has listened to that call, and I look forward to working with him and meeting him to discuss his priorities later today." |
| She added: "I have already said that I want people to take another look at the Labour Party. I want to say that again today. I hope that those who were lost to us in the past will start to listen again as both Jeremy and I put forward radical policies that we hope will win back support for Labour. | She added: "I have already said that I want people to take another look at the Labour Party. I want to say that again today. I hope that those who were lost to us in the past will start to listen again as both Jeremy and I put forward radical policies that we hope will win back support for Labour. |
| "We've now got the chance for a fresh start and new leadership in both Scotland and across the UK. I've said I want my leadership to be about shaking up the establishment in Scotland, and Jeremy wants to do the same across the UK. | "We've now got the chance for a fresh start and new leadership in both Scotland and across the UK. I've said I want my leadership to be about shaking up the establishment in Scotland, and Jeremy wants to do the same across the UK. |
| "What people want is real change - not just in their politics, but in their lives. Today offers the chance for that change." | "What people want is real change - not just in their politics, but in their lives. Today offers the chance for that change." |
| First Minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon also offered her congratulations to Mr Corbyn, saying she hoped the SNP could "work constructively with him in a progressive alliance against Tory austerity". | First Minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon also offered her congratulations to Mr Corbyn, saying she hoped the SNP could "work constructively with him in a progressive alliance against Tory austerity". |
| "We also call on him to give an early commitment that Labour MPs will join the SNP in voting against the £100bn renewal of Trident," she said. | "We also call on him to give an early commitment that Labour MPs will join the SNP in voting against the £100bn renewal of Trident," she said. |
| "However, the reality today is that, at a time when the country needs strong opposition to the Tories, Jeremy Corbyn leads a deeply, and very bitterly, divided party." | "However, the reality today is that, at a time when the country needs strong opposition to the Tories, Jeremy Corbyn leads a deeply, and very bitterly, divided party." |
| 'United opposition' | 'United opposition' |
| Ms Sturgeon added: "Indeed, if Labour cannot quickly demonstrate that they have a credible chance of winning the next UK general election, many more people in Scotland are likely to conclude that independence is the only alternative to continued Tory government. | Ms Sturgeon added: "Indeed, if Labour cannot quickly demonstrate that they have a credible chance of winning the next UK general election, many more people in Scotland are likely to conclude that independence is the only alternative to continued Tory government. |
| "In the meantime, it is clearer than ever that the only credible and united opposition to the Tories, north and south of the border, is the SNP." | "In the meantime, it is clearer than ever that the only credible and united opposition to the Tories, north and south of the border, is the SNP." |
| Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson said many of Mr Corbyn's Labour colleagues would "despair at his appointment". | Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson said many of Mr Corbyn's Labour colleagues would "despair at his appointment". |
| "Mr Corbyn has made clear that, under his leadership, Labour will flee the centre ground for a hard-left comfort zone which promotes policies of the 1970s," she said. | "Mr Corbyn has made clear that, under his leadership, Labour will flee the centre ground for a hard-left comfort zone which promotes policies of the 1970s," she said. |
| "Even Andy Burnham has warned that by electing Jeremy Corbyn, the voting public will conclude that Labour has given up on being in government - and he's right. | "Even Andy Burnham has warned that by electing Jeremy Corbyn, the voting public will conclude that Labour has given up on being in government - and he's right. |
| "This is especially true in Scotland where Jeremy Corbyn's flirtation with the SNP will worry all two million of our country's 'No' voters. | "This is especially true in Scotland where Jeremy Corbyn's flirtation with the SNP will worry all two million of our country's 'No' voters. |
| "He refused to fight for our United Kingdom during the referendum because, in his own words, he was 'doing stuff' in London instead." | "He refused to fight for our United Kingdom during the referendum because, in his own words, he was 'doing stuff' in London instead." |
| 'See-saw politics' | 'See-saw politics' |
| She added: "We need a strong Labour party to stand behind the UK. So I am urging Mr Corbyn to come to Scotland this week and state unequivocally that he'll do no deals with the SNP and will always fight to keep our United Kingdom together." | She added: "We need a strong Labour party to stand behind the UK. So I am urging Mr Corbyn to come to Scotland this week and state unequivocally that he'll do no deals with the SNP and will always fight to keep our United Kingdom together." |
| Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie said: "Jeremy Corbyn's leadership signals a return to the damaging see-saw politics of the past. | Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie said: "Jeremy Corbyn's leadership signals a return to the damaging see-saw politics of the past. |
| "With a Conservative Party in government screeching further to the right and a Labour opposition returning to the extreme left-wing politics of the 1970s, Britain needs a serious, responsible alternative now more than ever." | "With a Conservative Party in government screeching further to the right and a Labour opposition returning to the extreme left-wing politics of the 1970s, Britain needs a serious, responsible alternative now more than ever." |
| Patrick Harvie, Scottish Green co-convener, predicted "those who hold power behind the scenes within Labour will do anything to stop the party from returning to its roots". | Patrick Harvie, Scottish Green co-convener, predicted "those who hold power behind the scenes within Labour will do anything to stop the party from returning to its roots". |
| "For all his merits, Jeremy Corbyn has had little to say about how he would support a stronger voice for Scotland and Labour north of the border is struggling to reconnect with the voters it lost during its cynical campaign against independence," he said. | "For all his merits, Jeremy Corbyn has had little to say about how he would support a stronger voice for Scotland and Labour north of the border is struggling to reconnect with the voters it lost during its cynical campaign against independence," he said. |