Comments

Civil war has erupted in Labour over claims Ian Murray was sacked from the Cabinet for not coming to Scotland enough . ‌

A party MP rejected the allegation against the axed Scottish Secretary as “completely and utterly false”. ‌

The MP also put the boot into Murray’s successor Douglas Alexander by dismissing him as a “wee p***k” who nobody likes . ‌

Murray was brutally sacked by Keir Starmer on Friday while he attended an event with his beloved Hearts FC.

The firing triggered a huge backlash and Murray was brought back into government with a junior ministerial role.

As revealed by the Record, the Edinburgh South MP was stripped of his Cabinet post amid concerns he did not spend enough time on political duties in Scotland. ‌

READ MORE: Ian Murray's brutal sa

See Full Page