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Marra and Fagan to contest Scottish Labour leadership
Michael Marra and Joe Fagan are on the ballot to replace Anas Sarwar
Michael Marra and Joe Fagan will contest the Scottish Labour leadership after Monica Lennon failed to secure enough nominations to enter the race.
Anas Sarwar triggered the contest last month after he announced his intention to stand down as both Scottish leader and MSP to join Andy Burnham's government.
Sarwar's decision came after Labour finished joint second in May's Holyrood election, tied with Reform on 17 seats each.
Party members and affiliated supporters will vote for his replacement between 28 August and 17 September.
Nominations closed at 10:00 but only Marra and Fagan met the threshold required to be eligible.
After failing to get on the ballot Lennon accused Scottish Labour of being "stuck in the past".
Fagan said the leadership campaign was about "more than understanding what went wrong" for the party.
"It is about respecting work, backing our communities and giving working people real power over the future, not asking them simply to live with decisions made elsewhere."
Marra said he was "humbled" to be on the ballot and looked forward to a "good spirited and comradely contest".