Tens of thousands of Scottish apprentices would receive free bus travel under a Labour Government, Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy has pledged.

Mr Murphy said the move would form part of a £1bn investment into Scotland's young people that would also see Labour increase college places.

His comments came during a speech on wealth redistribution in London, where Mr Murphy said part of the money for his policies would be raised.

The MP also taunted London Labour MPs who have previously criticised his plans to use taxes on London mansions to pay for Scottish nurses.

He said: "This time around, if (they) want to have a pop at me ... then so be it.

"I won't lose any sleep over that, because it's the right thing to do."

He said that the up to 40,000 apprentices could be helped by free bus travel.

He added: "A previous Tory Government told our young people to get on their bikes and search for work, a Labour Government will pay for them to get the bus to their work."

HIs party would also invest more than £100 million more in Scotland's colleges over the next five years, he added.

The £1bn package also includes Labour's Scottish Jobs Guarantee, designed to tackle youth unemployment.

The guarantee would benefit 5,000 young people aged 18 to 24 in its first year.

Other measures include an increase in bursaries for students and a "future fund" worth £1,600 for every 18 and 19-year-old in work to help them "get on in life".

During his speech Mr Murphy said that it was right that money to help some of the poorest in Scotland would come from a tax on mansions in London and taxes on bankers' bonuses.

in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis bankers owe "not just a debt but a period of penance" to the country, he said.

The SNP hit out at Mr Murphy, pointing to a new poll which suggested that 69 per cent of those asked in Scotland believe Labour has lost touch with "ordinary working people".