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Richard Leonard to stand down as MSP, 4 March 2025

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Former Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has announced he will step down from parliament at next year's Holyrood election.

The Central Scotland MSP led the party between 2017 and 2021.

He said he was proud of his work in parliament and would continue to campaign for a "more democratic, more equal, socialist society".

Leonard - a former union official who was seen as closely allied to former UK Labour chief Jeremy Corbyn - quit as leader ahead of the 2021 Holyrood election.

It came after some of his own MSPs said his leadership style could damage the party at the ballot box.

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Richard Leonard to stand down as MSP, 4 March 2025
Former Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has announced he will step down from parliament at next year's Holyrood election.<br /> <br /> The Central Scotland MSP led the party between 2017 and 2021.<br /> <br /> He said he was proud of his work in parliament and would continue to campaign for a "more democratic, more equal, socialist society".<br /> <br /> Leonard - a former union official who was seen as closely allied to former UK Labour chief Jeremy Corbyn - quit as leader ahead of the 2021 Holyrood election.<br /> <br /> It came after some of his own MSPs said his leadership style could damage the party at the ballot box.