Monica Lennon

I can’t stand by and witness our terminal decline.

I can’t do it alone, but I am ready to lead that fight.

I welcome a fair and open contest where the views of different candidates and members can be heard and debated.

This is the fightback of our lives.

We need a completely new style of leadership.

If we do not change – radically and fast – we face oblivion.

We are in the last chance saloon.

Crisis demands courage.

Yes – this has all been happening quite quickly. Lots of people have been getting in touch, including today, which is very kind and I am very flattered.

I am not going to rule myself out of anything right now. I want to respect other colleagues and hear what they have to say.

If I had the opportunity to go back to Parliament, I would absolutely welcome that.

Andy Burnham is not a messiah.

We were getting lots of broad support, but in the campaign we just couldn't get a hearing because of what was happening down the road, in Downing Street and Keir Starmer's government.

It's not for Andy Burnham or a Prime Minister to decide, or a leader of UK Labour, what we need to do within Scottish Labour is have more control over our own destiny.

There’s an argument for mayors.

We’re not waiting for a leader to come and change Scottish Labour’s fortunes.

For a lot of our candidates, that was deeply frustrating.

The issue. He was the issue.

What we need to do within Scottish Labour is have more control over our own destiny.

That’s an option, and really, nothing is off the table.

Scottish Labour needs to get everyone in a room, let everyone get their frustration out, and that's a better way to do our party renewal.

That's an option and really, nothing is off the table.

Over the summer Scottish Labour is having a big review and that will ask very searching questions about what should our positions be on all of these issues.