Corbynite candidate aims to capitalise on Scottish Labour youth surge

Leadership hopeful Richard Leonard could benefit from growing support for party among a generation politicised by indyref

In a sweaty Glasgow pub on a Friday night, a silver-haired man wearing an open-necked shirt is addressing an enthusiastic crowd of twenty-somethings, setting out a radical vision for Scotland.

This is not Jeremy Corbyn but Richard Leonard, a former industrial organiser now running for the Scottish Labour leadership. His campaign team is certain his Corbynite credentials play especially well with younger voters, contrasting his “rough but authentic” politics to those of his rival Anas Sarwar, dismissed by critics as a managerial centrist.

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