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| Scottish Labour leadership: Likely candidates say they will not enter race | Scottish Labour leadership: Likely candidates say they will not enter race |
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| Several likely candidates have ruled themselves out of the running to replace Johann Lamont as the new leader of the Scottish Labour Party. | Several likely candidates have ruled themselves out of the running to replace Johann Lamont as the new leader of the Scottish Labour Party. |
| MSPs Kezia Dugdale and Jenny Marra have said they will not stand in the leadership contest. | MSPs Kezia Dugdale and Jenny Marra have said they will not stand in the leadership contest. |
| The party's acting leader, MP Anas Sarwar, has also ruled himself out. | The party's acting leader, MP Anas Sarwar, has also ruled himself out. |
| Scottish Labour's health spokesman, MSP Neil Findlay, said he wanted former prime minister Gordon Brown to take over the reins. | Scottish Labour's health spokesman, MSP Neil Findlay, said he wanted former prime minister Gordon Brown to take over the reins. |
| Mr Brown has yet to declare his position, although Daily Record political editor David Clegg has tweeted: "Source close to him tells me he definitely won't be standing." |