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| Jim Murphy quits shadow cabinet | Jim Murphy quits shadow cabinet |
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| Jim Murphy has resigned from the shadow cabinet to focus on his campaign to become the next Scottish Labour leader. | Jim Murphy has resigned from the shadow cabinet to focus on his campaign to become the next Scottish Labour leader. |
| Mr Murphy had been the shadow international development secretary since October of last year. | Mr Murphy had been the shadow international development secretary since October of last year. |
| He is one of three candidates standing in the contest to replace Johann Lamont, who quit as leader of the Scottish Labour Party last month. | He is one of three candidates standing in the contest to replace Johann Lamont, who quit as leader of the Scottish Labour Party last month. |
| Meanwhile, the MSP Kezia Dugdale has confirmed she has entered the deputy leadership race. | |
| Speaking to BBC 5Live's Pienaar's Politics programme, Mr Murphy said: "I want to dedicate myself full-time to changing Scotland and changing the Scottish Labour Party. | |
| "It's difficult to do that and to serve in the Shadow Cabinet, and therefore after talking to Ed Miliband over the past couple of days I've decided to stand down from the shadow cabinet." | "It's difficult to do that and to serve in the Shadow Cabinet, and therefore after talking to Ed Miliband over the past couple of days I've decided to stand down from the shadow cabinet." |
| Confirming her deputy leadership candidacy on Twitter, Ms Dugdale said: "Delighted to have secured enough nominations for deputy leader to be on ballot - will be saying much more tomorrow". | |
| She is regarded as being a rising star within Scottish Labour, and had been seen as a potential candidate for the party leadership before ruling herself out soon after Ms Lamont quit. | |
| The Lothians MSP is currently Labour's education spokeswoman in the Scottish Parliament. | |
| Seven of the 11 MPs and MSPs to have nominated her for deputy leader have also nominated Mr Murphy for the leadership job. | |
| The only other candidate to have confirmed she is standing to replace Anas Sarwar as deputy leader is the North Ayrshire and Arran MP Katy Clark. | |
| The MSPs Sarah Boyack and Neil Findlay are standing alongside Mr Murphy in the leadership contest. The new leadership team will be named on 13 December. |