Candidates are being invited to enter the race for the leadership of the Scottish Labour Party from today.
It follows the resignation of Johann Lamont on Friday - claiming her Westminster colleagues treated Labour in Scotland as a 'branch office'.
A new leader will be announced on December the 13th.
Former First Minister Lord McConnell says he's confident a good candidate will come forward,
Meanwehile, bookmaker William Hill has installed Jim Murphy as favourite to be the next leader at odds of 1/2.
The party's current deputy Anas Sarwar - who had been favourite - is now 4/1 with former PM Gordon Brown at 7/1.
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