James Kelly (Scottish politician): Difference between revisions

| predecessor = [[Drew Smith (politician)|Drew Smith]] (acting)

In September 2019, Kelly was appointed as Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Justice.<ref>{{cite web|title=Leonard unveils new Scottish Labour front bench team|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-42412159|access-date=19 December 2017|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> He resigned from this role in September 2020 while calling for Richard Leonard's resignation as Scottish Labour leader. In his resignation letter, seen by the Daily Record, James Kelly told Richard Leonard: “I have no confidence in your ability to shape the party’sparty's message, strategy and organisation. I know that this is a view shared by other parliamentarians, party members and indeed many members of the public.”<ref>{{Cite news|last=Andrews|first=Kieran|title=Labour MSP breaks ranks to demand Richard Leonard’s departure|language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/labour-msp-breaks-ranks-to-demand-richard-leonards-departure-95vvwlqgh|access-date=2020-09-03|issn=0140-0460}}</ref>