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Labour left battles Murphy’s clause 4

SCOTLAND’S Labour left and major unions are mustering their forces against Jim Murphy’s manufactured “clause four” moment adopting the principle of “patriotism” in the party’s constitution.

The Scottish Labour leader’s proposed changes will be voted on at the party’s one-day conference in Edinburgh today.

Successive polls show Labour is heading for a historic defeat to the SNP in Scotland in May’s general election.

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