▁after ▁months ▁of ▁thought ▁and ▁denied ▁he ▁was ▁res ign ing ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁election ▁result . ▁He ▁was ▁however ▁critical ▁of ▁" et ernal ▁internal ▁fighting ▁within ▁our ▁party ▁and ▁the ▁to xic ▁culture ▁of ▁le aks ▁and ▁brief ings ▁that ▁come ▁from ▁some ▁within ▁the ▁Scottish ▁and ▁UK ▁parliament ary ▁groups ". ▁Following ▁his ▁res ignation , ▁he ▁argued ▁Scottish ▁Labour ▁needed ▁to ▁adopt ▁a ▁" clear ▁and ▁easily ▁understood ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁constitution ", ▁having ▁previously ▁argued ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁a ▁federal ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁a ▁consult ation ▁launched ▁by ▁Find lay ▁in ▁the ▁January ▁reported ▁there ▁was ▁over wh el ming ▁public ▁support ▁for ▁his ▁propos als ▁to ▁ban ▁M SP s ▁having ▁second ▁jobs , ▁with ▁some ▁exceptions ▁described ▁as ▁" common ▁sense ". ▁With ▁the ▁consult ation ▁complete , ▁he ▁will ▁draft ▁a ▁bill ▁to ▁be ▁deb ated ▁in ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Parliament . ▁In ▁the ▁October , ▁former ▁Scottish ▁Conserv ative ▁leader ▁Ruth ▁David son ▁announced ▁she ▁was ▁accepting ▁a ▁public ▁relations ▁role ▁for ▁lo bb ying ▁firm ▁Tul chan ▁Communic ations ▁while ▁retain ing ▁her ▁job ▁as ▁an ▁M SP ▁and ▁Find lay ▁used ▁her ▁appointment ▁as ▁further ▁just ification ▁for ▁his ▁bill , ▁arg uing ▁the ▁rules ▁which ▁allowed ▁her ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁were ▁" not ▁fit ▁for ▁purpose ". ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Mon ica ▁L enn on , ▁Find lay ▁ab st ained ▁on ▁an ▁SN P ▁government ▁bill ▁in ▁favour ▁of