Blow for Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard as third senior staffer to leave
dailyrecord.co.ukOur Politics newsletter is now daily. Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard is facing fresh claims of an “exodus” after it emerged a third key staffer is to leave.Anne McGinley, party deputy general secretary, is the latest senior figure to be departing the organisation.Leonard, who has been leader since 2017, has been criticised over dismal election results and dire poll ratings.Key personnel have also left Scottish Labour months before the Holyrood election.Michael Sharpe, a Leonard ally, quit in December, saying: “With elections for the Scottish Parliament five months away, I realise that I cannot give both my young family and the party I love.
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