Richard Leonard
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Age | 62 |
| Born | Westow |
| United Kingdom | |
| Party | Scottish Labour |
| Date of birth | January 1,1962 |
| Position | Member of the Scottish Parliament since 2016 |
| Education | University of Stirling |
| Pocklington School | |
| Children | 1 son, 1 stepdaughter |
| Uk parti leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Keir Starmer | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 408199 |
Richard Leonard Life story
Richard Leonard is a British politician who served as Leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2017 to 2021. He has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament, as one of the additional members for the Central Scotland region, since 2016. He ideologically identifies as a socialist, democrat and internationalist.
Kezia Dugdale's I'm a Celebrity advice to Matt Hancock
... But she was instead given a formal reprimand following a meeting with the then Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard, and was told she would face no further disciplinary action...
Ex-minister Derek Mackay accepts role in 'catastrophic' ferries failure
... Committee convener Richard Leonard later said the hearing brought clarity to some central issues but there were still major differences in the versions of events stretching back to February 2015...
Croydon stabbing: Boy, 15, killed in London park named
... Det Ch Insp Richard Leonard said: " My thoughts continue to be with Zaian s family and friends as they cope with this tragic loss...
General election 2019: Labour candidate removed over anti-Semitism claims
... Not complacent Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard denied that anti-Semitism is rife throughout his party and suggested that the Facebook posts at the centre of the allegations against Ms Ali had escaped the party s attention during a trawl of her online activity...
General Election 2019: Scotland would 'seek a way back in' to EU
... Scottish leader Richard Leonard told BBC Scotland on Monday that a by a UK Labour government if there was a pro-independence majority after the Holyrood elections in 2021...
General election 2019: Corbyn rows back on indyref2 comments
... Jeremy Corbyn was greeted in Glasgow by Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard Pressed further on whether he would grant a vote if the SNP won the Holyrood election, Mr Corbyn replied: I m not in favour of it at all because I think the priorities for Scotland are ending inequality, poverty and injustice across Scotland and independence will bring with it an economic problem for Scotland...
Election 2019: PM says only Conservatives can save 'fantastic' UK
... Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard was also on the campaign trail as he highlighted his party s pledge to invest £70bn into Scotland s industries and public services during a visit to a manufacturing business in Midlothian...
SNP conference: Nicola Sturgeon says indyref2 'must happen next year'
... Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard said MS sturgeon s plan would mean more division and uncertainty could lead to a hard border between Scotland and England...
Labour deputy Watson voices indyref2 opposition
The UK Labour Party deputy leader Tom Watson has spoken out against a second Scottish independence referendum.
It Follows comments by shadow chancellor John Mcdonnell that a future Labour government would not block another vote.
Mr Watson said another referendum "is not The Answer " to Tory austerity and Brexit.
He added that he fully endorsed The Position of Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard .
His intervention comes after last week that any decision about holding an independence vote would be up to the Scottish Parliament .
'Settled will'And It Follows A Warning by, who said unionism "appears to be sleepwalking into oblivion".
In a video released on Sunday, Mr Watson said: "We can see The Mess caused by the prospect of the UK leaving The Four decade-long union with Europe - Imagine how much more disruptive it would be to break our three centuries-long Union of Scotland within the UK. "
He pointed out that The Party 's Scottish leader Richard Leonard had already made it "absolutely clear" that there was no case for a second independence referendum.
Mr Watson added: "As we said in our 2017 manifesto, Labour opposes another referendum and the turbo-charged austerity in Scotland that leaving the UK would cause, with The Inevitable threat to thousands of jobs and livelihoods.
"That is not because our society doesn't need to change. It does, and badly.
"But another independence referendum isn't The Answer . More nationalism, more uncertainty, and more division isn't The Answer . "
SNP deputy leader Keith Brown said: "People across the UK overwhelmingly believe that independence should be a matter for the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish People - not Westminster.
"UK voters believe it should be up to People of Scotland to decide how they are governed - not a Tory party which has no mandate in Scotland, putting our economy At Risk to suit their own political Ends . "
john mcdonnell, scottish independence, labour party, richard leonard, scottish labour, tom watson
Source of news: bbc.com
