Jim Murphy wins Scottish Labour leadership election with 56% of votes on first round
.@ScottishLabour will lead us to a fairer Scotland. #ScotLabLeader pic.twitter.com/KtdCauopFf
— Jim Murphy (@jimmurphymp) December 13, 2014
Murphy: "You can't have social justice on George Osborne's levels of spending and tax."
— George Eaton (@georgeeaton) December 13, 2014
Fighting acceptance speech showed why SNP didn't want @jimmurphymp to be Labour's leader in Scotland
— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) December 13, 2014
I like the way in his first Tweet Murphy has shaped the battle with the SNP – is the prize a fairer Scotland or Independence. It’s a powerful message but he and his party are a long way behind.
Given the polling there’s a huge burden on his shoulders and Labour must be hoping that he can turn the situation round. Every seat that Scottish LAB can claw back reduces the target for the party in England and Wales.
Let’s hope there is some new post-Murphy election Scottish polling.
Will Murphy's election cause the SNP Commons seats spread from SportingIndex to go up or down?
http://t.co/8brmIVQzQn pic.twitter.com/8ZEjyVwV66
— Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) December 13, 2014