McLeish brands Union as not fit for purpose

FORMER Labour First Minister Henry McLeish last night branded the Union not fit for purpose as he distanced himself from Labour's stance on the independence referendum.

Mr McLeish's declaration puts him at odds with the calls from Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont for a cross-party alliance with the Tories and the LibDems and the pledge of her UK party leader, Ed Miliband, to join forces with David Cameron to save the UK.

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