KEZIA Dugdale has quit as leader of Scottish Labour after less than two years in the job.
The Lothians MSP informed senior figures of her decision today on the eve of the new Holyrood session commencing next month.
Her decision to quit means Labour faces the prospect of a third leadership contest in the 2014 independence referendum.
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