Scottish Labour leadership race about finding ‘party’s missing soul’
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The headline, as it mutated - 2 wordings
- 7 Aug, 11:12Scottish Labour has turned to rubble, claims leadership hopeful6 outlets
- 9 Aug, 13:53Scottish Labour leadership is hardest job in UK politics3 outlets
- and 5 one-off wordings
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3 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place
How it spread - 9 original reports, 5 reprints
Fri, 7 August 2026
3 reports- gazetteherald.co.uk11:12first to report
2 reprints
- rhyljournal.co.uk7 Aug, 11:12their copy
- dudleynews.co.uk7 Aug, 11:12their copy
- redditchadvertiser.co.uk11:12
1 reprint
- yourlocalguardian.co.uk7 Aug, 11:12their copy
- countypress.co.uk11:12
Sun, 9 August 2026
2 reports- dissexpress.co.uk07:24
Monica Lennon is yet to gain the support required to be on the membership ballot.
- kentonline.co.uk13:53
Anas Sarwar stood down as party leader last month when he was made a Government minister and sent to the House of Lords.
2 reprints
- stratford-herald.com9 Aug, 13:53their copy
- standard.co.uk9 Aug, 14:53their copy
Tue, 11 August 2026
1 report- newstatesman.com16:07
The race was triggered following the resignation of Anas Sarwar
Wed, 12 August 2026
1 report- morningstaronline.co.uk19:15
THE Scottish Labour Campaign for Socialism (CFS) has thrown its support behind Monica Lennon’s bid for leadership with a call for “a definitive break from the failed politics of Anas Sarwar and Jackie Baillie.”While not one of the formal nomination candidates required to get on the ballot paper ahead of Monday’s deadline, the move marks Ms Lennon — rather than her colleagues Joe Fagan or Michael Marra — as the left’s preferred candidate.
Tue, 25 August 2026
1 report- dailymail.com18:01
Barely a week passes without the emergence of a dizzying new scandal about the corrupting influence of the super-rich on our democracy.
Thu, 3 September 2026
1 report- standard.co.uk15:09
The 43-year-old quit his role in Holyrood to take up a post as UK trade minister.