- Labour MSP Michael Marra has been elected as the new leader of Scottish Labour, defeating leadership rival Joe Fagan by 4,266 votes to 2,485.
- He succeeds Anas Sarwar, who stood down from the role in July to join prime minister Andy Burnham's government as a trade minister.
- Marra takes over following Scottish Labour's worst election result in devolution history, which saw the party return just 17 MSPs.
- In his victory speech, Marra described the role as a singular honour and pledged to build movements and alliances to deliver change for a fairer Scotland.
- Prime minister Andy Burnham congratulated Marra on his victory and stated he looked forward to working closely with him to bring back hope in Scotland.
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