Scottish Labour leader vows to stay on.
Johann Lamont has admitted she considered her position as Labour leader but has now pledged to stay on and try to win the 2016 Holyrood election.
The main opposition leader has been dogged by rumours she is going to quit after the referendum saw traditional Scottish Labour heartlands, such as Glasgow and Dundee, back a Yes vote.
In a newspaper interview yesterday she was asked if she is committed to her job.
She explained: “I have thought about it because this would be a natural time. It’s almost like a natural pause in my leadership to say, first job is to steady the ship, get the party competing again, get the party having some confidence in itself.
“The next phase is to 2016, and yes I want to be First Minister because I believe I have the life experience and I’ve got a commitment to change.
“I’m excited by the fact that having got past the referendum, that debate is so alive and so current. I desperately want to prevent this being a debate that entrenches Yes and No.”
Miss Lamont also revealed that the party is planning to move further away from UK Labour, although the details are yet to be set out.
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