Kezia Dugdale enters race for Scottish Labour deputy position Kezia Dugdale has entered the race for the position of deputy leader of Scottish Labour. The Lothian MSP appeared on a list of declared candidates for the job, alongside Katy Clark, who officially announced her campaign on Saturday. On Twitter, the shadow education secretary said she was delighted to have secured the nominations to be on the ballot. She will campaign to replace current deputy Anas Sarwar, who announced his resignation at a Labour Party gala event last week. On Saturday, Katy Clark became the first to formally enter the race for the deputy leader job. Ms Dugdale has received 11 nominations from Labour MPs and MSPs Jackie Baillie, William Bain, Neil Bibby, Jayne Baxter, Malcolm Chisholm, Sheila Gilmore, Cara Hilton, James Kelly, Ken Macintosh, Margaret McCulloch, and Pamela Nash.