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Murphy attacks union boss as he quits as Scottish Labour leader

Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy launched a broadside attack on Unite boss Len McCluskey as he has said he will quit, despite surviving a vote of no confidence.

It comes after a series of calls for him to resign following the party's near wipeout in Scotland at the general election.

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Calls for Jim Murphy to stand down after 'such a defeat'

The Communication Workers Union was the latest body to call for Mr Murphy to go yesterday. Members of the Unison trade union who are affiliated to Labour has said that it is "unprecedented for a party leader not to stand down after such a defeat".

CWU union calls for Jim Murphy to stand down. Credit: PA

While they stopped short of calling for him to resign, they said if there was a wider call for a new leader in the party, they would not oppose it. Leaders of the trade union Usdaw offered their support to Mr Murphy, saying a second leadership contest in a year in the party in Scotland would be "navel-gazing".

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