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Scottish Labour general secretary resigns
Former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale and former Scottish general secretary Brian Roy in 2014

SCOTTISH LABOUR general secretary Brian Roy announced his resignation yesterday as the party’s general secretary.

The Star understands that Mr Roy, who was appointed by Blairite leader Jim Murphy in 2014, announced his resignation to shocked party staffers yesterday morning.

In a subsequent statement, he said: “After 12 years working for the Labour Party under four UK Labour leaders and seven Scottish leaders, it is time for me to move on to new challenges.

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