Iain Gray for Scotland

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To be given the chance to serve this movement as leader of labour in that Scottish parliament is a precious privelige - Thank you. But the real prize we seek together is the opportunity to serve Scotland and make it all that it can be for every one of its citizens.

This election is the beginning of a new conviction in Scottish Labour - united around our shared values and moving forward with common purpose.

Thousands have not only voted, but taken part in hustings and other events during the elections. Some have said that it is the first time in a long time they have had the chance to look the party leadership in the eye and tell them what they think.

I promise them it will not be the last.

I am heartened by the determination of those party members. We know that this is a difficult time for Labour.

It is sometimes said that Labour has governed Scotland for fifty years. Well I joined the party in a council scheme in a city, Edinburgh, which had been ruled by the Tories for centuries. It did not feel like Labour was in charge.

We won that council and we won that country. We did it by uniting around our core values. We did it by standing shoulder to shoulder, MPs, Councillors, trade unions, party members. We did it by addressing the things that really mattered to the people we sought to serve, and telling them what we wanted to do with conviction in language which made sense to them.

It is time to do that again.

Iain Gray