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Seen as the most left-wing of the four candidates, Mr Corbyn’s increasing popularity comes despite a series of stark warnings from senior Labour figures that he could damage the party’s chances of beating the Conservatives in future elections.

Labour’s former communications director, Alastair Campbell, said the party “could be finished” if Mr Corbyn wins.

Mr Corbyn’s continuing surge in the battle to replace Ed Miliband has seen some install him as favourite but it has also sparked deep division among Labour MPs.

In the speech at Morningside Parish Church, Mr Murray – who held on to his seat with an increased majority despite the SNP’s landslide – is expected to say: “The way people engage with politics has changed, but the way the Scottish Labour Party has worked...

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is the latest group to back Jeremy Corbyn as the next leader of the Labour party.

A natural rebel, he has voted against the Labour Whip a record 236 times, or 124 times more than William Hague.