Michael Marra: “A Scottish Labour Party I lead will hold the SNP to account, oppose these cuts and seek a fairer funding settlement for…”

In 2015 Nicola Sturgeon said closing the attainment gap between the richest and the poorest pupils was her top priority and appointed John Swinney to do it.

My first priority in all of this is that people have a right to come to their work and do their job and to feel they can speak up about any issue at any time.

Councils have been underfunded and too often Labour councillors have been the last line of defence for local services in the teeth of cuts handed out from Holyrood.

Labour is “becoming Scotland’s party of hope again”