Title: MP Jim Murphy named Scottish Labour leader - BBC News
Headings: MP Jim Murphy named Scottish Labour leader
MP Jim Murphy named Scottish Labour leader
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By Andrew Black, BBC Scotland political reporter
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By James Cook, Scotland Correspondent, BBC News
I am going to be standing shoulder to shoulder with Jim in the campaign to get David Cameron out at the general election
How might Jim Murphy become Scotland's First Minister?
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Content: At the same time, he also sought to woo supporters of Scottish independence - some of them Labour - into backing his vision. Taking aim at the likes of the Conservatives, who shared a platform with Labour in the Better Together campaign to keep the Union, he said those who voted "Yes" in September's referendum share far more in common with Labour than some of the political leaders who campaigned for the eventual "No" outcome. Mr Murphy's first big test is the 2015 UK election and the aim of the SNP - still riding high in Scotland - to significantly increase the number of Westminster seats they hold. The challenges have been laid out by Scottish Labour's former chief spinner Paul Sinclair, who argues that Ed Miliband is unpopular in Scotland, added to which, voters may feel they can vote SNP in the knowledge they could well get a Labour UK government. And aside from policies, manifestoes and elections, there are other issues. Mr Murphy needs to unite the party and assert his position, in the wake of comments by his leadership predecessor Johann Lamont that Scottish Labour was treated like a "branch office" by Westminster colleagues. And if he wants to realise the dream of becoming Scottish first minister, he'll have to outline his plan for winning a Scottish Parliament seat, ahead of or during the 2016 election. ANALYSIS
By James Cook, Scotland Correspondent, BBC News
Jim Murphy inherits a party which has suffered a crisis of confidence and a crisis of identity, beset by structural arguments and policy disagreements. Even its successes have come at a cost. Mr Murphy was on the front line of a bruising referendum campaign, persuading Scots to reject independence but watching thousands of supporters leave for the Scottish National Party in the process.