Former first minister Jack McConnell has announced his immediate resignation as Scottish Labour leader. The 47-year-old, who will stay on as MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, is to become the next British High Commissioner to Malawi.
McConnell quits Labour leadership It's on BBC and Reuters.

How do we think this will shape things in Scotland?

So most of the results are now in and it's clear to everyone that we've done badly in these elections, although perhaps not quite as badly as everyone expected. So where do we go from here?

The third election to the Scottish Parliament is fast approaching. However this Labour member thinks we need a break from our hegemony to renew our vision and offer the new politics promised not so long ago