Alex Cole-Hamilton to be confirmed as new Scottish Lib Dem leader
The Edinburgh Western MSP is the only person to have put himself forward to succeed Willie Rennie in the role.Mr Rennie announced he was standing down after the Liberal Democrats won just four seats in the Scottish Parliament election in May.
When he launched his leadership campaign last month, Mr Cole-Hamilton said he wanted to offer an alternative to the "extremes" of the SNP and Conservatives.He said his party could give people "much needed hope after years of constitutional battle, but also the suffering of the pandemic and the uncertainty that has caused people."
Mr Cole-Hamilton described Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar as a "mate", saying the pair have a "great personal friendship" and regularly go for coffee together.image sourceWillie Rennie became well known for his outlandish photo calls during his 10 years as party leader He was previously the party's health spokesman at Holyrood, and served on the committee that investigated the Scottish government's handling of sexual harassment complaints against Alex Salmond.after being caught on camera mouthing swear words at government minister Maree Todd during a parliamentary committee.The new party leader was born into a Liberal Democrat family and helped to deliver leaflets during the 1987 general election campaign at the age of nine.
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