Labour MSP Cathy Jamieson today announced her intention to bid for the Westminster seat being vacated by former defence secretary Des Browne at the next general election.

A SENIOR figure is to quit Labour's Holyrood front bench after deciding to stand for a Westminster seat, it was announced today.

Labour MSP Cathy Jamieson is to bid for the Westminster seat being vacated by Des Browne at the general election.

Labour MSP Cathy Jamieson will stand for former defence secretary Des Browne's seat at the next general election.

Scottish Labour's Cathy Jamieson is to quit the party's Holyrood front bench after deciding to stand for a Westminster seat.

It was widely predicted that Des Browne would be a victim of the latest re-shuffle but that he's leaving the Cabinet completely is still a bit of a surprise and not much of a thank-you for all that loyalty he's shown towards his (almost) namesake. Mr Browne had the almost impossible task of being both Defence Secretary at a time when British forces are overstretched and over there in bot...

We learn this morning that Cathy Jamieson, the Labour MSP for Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley and Shadow Housing Secretary, seeks to replace Des Browne as MP for Kilmarnock & Loudoun. She should be wary as history is against her: only one sitting MSP has managed to make it to Westminster - David Mundell, then MSP for the South of Scotland and now MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweed...

FORMER Scottish Secretary Des Browne is being lined up to run for a Holyrood seat in the 2011 election.

A SENIOR member of Labour's Holyrood team has announced her intention to quit the Scottish Parliament and fight for a seat at Westminster.

Cathy Jamieson has stood down as Deputy Leader of Labour in the Scottish Parliament, triggering a contest there, which Margaret Curran may be thinking of entering.But here are my predictions for the Leadership:For Labour, my message is this: don't underestimate Cathy Jamieson. Iain Gray is too close to Gordon Brown, who is a dead man walking. Andy Kerr is too close to Jack McConnell, who is a dead...