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| UK Labour leader hopeful Jeremy Corbyn holds on Scottish campaign tour | |
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| UK Labour leadership contender Jeremy Corbyn has completed a tour of Scotland as part of his campaign for votes. | |
| He spoke of his opposition to nuclear weapons and the need to retrain workers based at Faslane submarine base. | He spoke of his opposition to nuclear weapons and the need to retrain workers based at Faslane submarine base. |
| The left-wing MP, whom pollsters have put as the frontrunner, held rallies in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow. | |
| Mr Corbyn's opponents include fellow MPs Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall. | Mr Corbyn's opponents include fellow MPs Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall. |
| The outcome of the contest will be made public at a special conference on 12 September. | The outcome of the contest will be made public at a special conference on 12 September. |
| The Scottish Labour Party is also in the process of choosing a new leader with MSPs Kezia Dugdale and Ken Macintosh fighting for votes north of the border. | The Scottish Labour Party is also in the process of choosing a new leader with MSPs Kezia Dugdale and Ken Macintosh fighting for votes north of the border. |
| Mr Corbyn was in Aberdeen on Thursday afternoon and later visited Dundee. | Mr Corbyn was in Aberdeen on Thursday afternoon and later visited Dundee. |
| A Labour analysis estimates 19,000 Scottish jobs are dependant on the Faslane submarine base. | A Labour analysis estimates 19,000 Scottish jobs are dependant on the Faslane submarine base. |
| Mr Corbyn opposes the renewal of Trident and believes the existing nuclear arms should be decommissioned. | Mr Corbyn opposes the renewal of Trident and believes the existing nuclear arms should be decommissioned. |
| Speaking to journalists in Aberdeen he said: "My life has been one of a moral opposition to nuclear weapons | Speaking to journalists in Aberdeen he said: "My life has been one of a moral opposition to nuclear weapons |
| "We've put forward serious proposals for a defence diversification agenda for the whole of the UK to ensure jobs are not lost, those skills are not lost, the engineering capability is not lost | "We've put forward serious proposals for a defence diversification agenda for the whole of the UK to ensure jobs are not lost, those skills are not lost, the engineering capability is not lost |
| "Instead, they're not making nuclear weapons, they're making something that is safer and more useful to the whole world." | "Instead, they're not making nuclear weapons, they're making something that is safer and more useful to the whole world." |
| Mr Corbyn rejected the SNPs aim of Scottish independence but said he was willing to work with the party to fight the Welfare Reform Bill. | Mr Corbyn rejected the SNPs aim of Scottish independence but said he was willing to work with the party to fight the Welfare Reform Bill. |
| He also said he did not support English laws for English issues, adding: "It's a UK Parliament and all members of the UK Parliament should be able to vote on all issues that are before the UK Parliament". | He also said he did not support English laws for English issues, adding: "It's a UK Parliament and all members of the UK Parliament should be able to vote on all issues that are before the UK Parliament". |
| On Friday afternoon, he was in Edinburgh before holding his fourth rally in Glasgow later that day. | |
| In June, Mr Burnham and Ms Cooper were in Scotland to speak to supporters. | In June, Mr Burnham and Ms Cooper were in Scotland to speak to supporters. |
| Mr Burnham said he was the only candidate who could unite the party in all nations and regions of Britain. | Mr Burnham said he was the only candidate who could unite the party in all nations and regions of Britain. |
| When she was in Edinburgh, Ms Cooper said she opposed the creation of a separate Scottish Labour party. | When she was in Edinburgh, Ms Cooper said she opposed the creation of a separate Scottish Labour party. |
| Ms Kendall agreed with that assessment saying a split between Scottish Labour and the UK party was not the answer to combating SNP support. | Ms Kendall agreed with that assessment saying a split between Scottish Labour and the UK party was not the answer to combating SNP support. |
| Labour in Scotland lost 40 of its 41 MPs at the May general election. | Labour in Scotland lost 40 of its 41 MPs at the May general election. |