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Monica Lennon Fails Scottish Labour Nomination Threshold

8/17/2026

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Monica Lennon failed to meet the Scottish Labour nomination threshold, receiving only two MPs and two MSPs, leaving Michael Marra and Joe Fagan as candidates.
Lennon said Scottish Labour is ‘stuck in the past’ and urged trans rights, women’s rights, climate action and wealth redistribution.
MP Brian Leishman said he was ‘disappointed’ after eleven women activists, including deputy leader Cathy Jamieson and Lord Provost Lesley Hinds, urged support for Lennon.

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Monica Lennon failed to meet the Scottish Labour nomination threshold, receiving only two MPs and two MSPs, leaving Michael Marra and Joe Fagan as candidates.
Lennon said Scottish Labour is ‘stuck in the past’ and urged trans rights, women’s rights, climate action and wealth redistribution.
MP Brian Leishman said he was ‘disappointed’ after eleven women activists, including deputy leader Cathy Jamieson and Lord Provost Lesley Hinds, urged support for Lennon.