Corbyn tightens grip on Labour
Edinburgh, Aug. 30: The leader of Scottish Labour said she had resigned “on her own terms” in a move that will most likely cement leftist leader Jeremy Corbyn’s hold on a party which is struggling to regain traction in Scotland.
Kezia Dugdale, who led for two years when Labour saw its support plummet following a Scottish independence referendum, told the BBC on Tuesday she was leaving the role to hand over to someone with “fresh energy”.
She denied she was being pushed out, saying, “I’m going onmy own terms.”
A critic of Mr Corbyn, Dugdale is stepping down at a time when the Labour leader’s popularity is rising and even more centrist Scottish Labour lawmakers such as Anas Sarwar have praised him for being “a different kind of leader” who seeks to unite.
Local media suggest Sarwar could be a candidate to take over from Dugdale. Labour National Executive Committee member Rhia Wolfson told the BBC the party needed a figure who could build support across Britain as whole. Labour has struggled to tackle the pro-independence Scottish National Party, as well as a resurgent Scottish Conse-rvative Party.