Review of the Labour Party in Scotland

Recommendations

• Create, for the first time, an elected Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
• Open that position to all Labour parliamentarians elected in Scotland, provided they commit to seek election as an MSP and First Minister
• Fully devolve the Scottish Labour Party in all Scottish matters, including the rules for the Scottish Leadership election, local government processes and selections, and Scottish Parliament selections
• Begin the process of restructuring local parties in Scotland on the basis of Scottish Parliament seats, not Westminster seats
• Establish a political strategy board, meeting weekly, to develop and co-ordinate political strategy with the Leader, Shadow Secretary of State, the leader of the COSLA Labour Group, a representative of the MEPs, the party chair, and the Scottish General Secretary
• Establish a new political base in Edinburgh