Richard Leonard

Richard Leonard
Richard Leonard; MSP
Leader o the Scots Labour Pairty
	In office; 18 November 2017 – 14 January 2021
Depute	Lesley Laird ; Jackie Baillie
Leader	Jeremy Corbyn ; Keir Starmer
Precedit bi	Kezia Dugdale
Succeedit bi	TBD
Member o the Scots Pairlament; for Central Scotland
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 6 Mey 2016
Personal details
Born	1962 (age 61–62); Yorkshire, Ingland
Poleetical pairty	Labour
Alma mater	Varsity o Stirlin

Richard Leonard (born 1962) is a Labour Pairty politeecian an Member o the Scots Pairlament for the Central Scotland region.^[1] He wis elected leader o the Scots Labour Pairty on 18 November 2017, beatin opponent Anas Sarwar.^[2]

On the 14t o Januar 2021 Leonard demitit his leadership, ceetin COVID-19 an clashmaeclavers fae within the pairty as his raisons.^[3] Syne, it wis lat on at this includit MSP's clypin accounts o private meetins ti journalists^[4] an weel-aff donors threiten ti resile support shuid he hae bade as leader.^[5]

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

↑ "Election 2016: Central Scotland. Scottish Parliament region". BBC News. 6 Mey 2016. Archived frae the original on 22 Apryle 2016. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (help)
↑ "Richard Leonard to lead Scottish Labour". BBC News. 18 November 2017. Archived frae the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
↑ "IN FULL: Richard Leonard's resignation statement as Labour leader". The National. 14 Januar 2021. Archived frae the original on 14 Januar 2021. Retrieved 17 Januar 2021.
↑ Findlay, Neil (15 Januar 2021). "How Not to Save Scottish Labour". Tribune. Archived frae the original on 15 Januar 2021. Retrieved 17 Januar 2021.
↑ Andrews, Keiran (15 Januar 2021). "Richard Leonard quits as Scottish Labour leader as party loses patience". The Times. Archived frae the original on 15 Januar 2021. Retrieved 17 Januar 2021.

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[1] "Election 2016: Central Scotland. Scottish Parliament region". BBC News. 6 Mey 2016. Archived frae the original on 22 Apryle 2016. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (help)

[2] "Richard Leonard to lead Scottish Labour". BBC News. 18 November 2017. Archived frae the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.

[3] "IN FULL: Richard Leonard's resignation statement as Labour leader". The National. 14 Januar 2021. Archived frae the original on 14 Januar 2021. Retrieved 17 Januar 2021.

[4] Findlay, Neil (15 Januar 2021). "How Not to Save Scottish Labour". Tribune. Archived frae the original on 15 Januar 2021. Retrieved 17 Januar 2021.

[5] Andrews, Keiran (15 Januar 2021). "Richard Leonard quits as Scottish Labour leader as party loses patience". The Times. Archived frae the original on 15 Januar 2021. Retrieved 17 Januar 2021.

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