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Wendy Alexander is set to become the new leader of the Scottish Labour Party. Wendy Alexander is set to become the new Scottish Labour leader after the party confirmed she was the sole nominee for the job.
Nominations for the post will close at noon, with Ms Alexander, 44, the only candidate. The Paisley North MSP and former Holyrood minister will now undertake a series of engagements with party members across Scotland.
The Paisley North MSP has pledged to reform the party, renew its policies and re-connect with the people. Her leadership will be formally confirmed at a special conference next month, said the Scottish Labour party.
Her leadership is expected to be formally confirmed at a special conference of MSPs, MPs, union leaders and party members next month. Ms Alexander has pledged to reform the party and renew its policies.
This conference is likely to be before the UK Labour Party conference on 23 September. 'Rally round'
Before then, the "big ideas" politician intends to stage a series of meetings to take her message of reform and renewal to all parts of the country. Out of the 46 MSPs eligible to vote in the leadership contest, Ms Alexander received 41 nominations.
Left wingers have failed to raise the six MSPs needed to sign the nomination papers for any challenger in the leadership contest. A group of Left winger Labour MSPs failed to raise the six nominees needed to put forward a challenger.
Lesley Quinn, of the Scottish Labour's procedures committee, said: "I am delighted MSPs have rallied around Wendy Alexander for leader."
Ms Alexander will succeed former first minister Jack McConnell as leader, following Labour's Scottish election defeat to the SNP.