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

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

Cathy Jamieson: "Surely in a situation where everyone seemed to be suggesting that tax breaks were a good idea prior to the election, it would have been incumbent then on

Cathy Jamieson, the Labour Co-operative MSP, has launched her bid for the leadership of the Scottish Labour Party. In her early speeches, she has promoted the Co-operative movement and co-operative policies for Scotland.In a meeting with ASLEF representatives, Cathy called for a "fundamental review" of Scotland's railways, including the mutualisation of Network Rail, in support of our People's Rai...

Cathy Jamieson, a contender for the Labour leadership at Holyrood, yesterday pledged to take the fight to Downing Street to preserve £400m of welfare spending linked to council tax.

Cathy Jamieson MSP, the candidate for the Scottish Labour leadership backed by the Co-operative Party, has been interviewed in The Co-operative News. We had already established her commitment to the cause, especially her support for the principles of the People's Rail Campaign. But in the interview she goes further: "I believe the fundamental values of co-operation - members’ involvemen...

SCOTTISH Labour leadership contender Cathy Jamieson promised the party would have a "pensioners' champion" if she succeeds Wendy Alexander.

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