Scottish Labour will try to move on from its shattering loss in the Glasgow East by-election by ditching former leader Wendy Alexander's policy of supporting a referendum on independence.

Lord Kinnock is being courted by key members of the cabinet to deliver the uncomfortable truth to Gordon Brown that he has to put Labour's future before his own and resign as prime minister.

Labour faces a "nasty and damaging mess" between now and the next general election unless Gordon Brown can be persuaded "to put his party first" and resign as prime minister.

Iain Macwhirter: After the earthquake

First Minister Alex Salmond: The political earthquake in Glasgow East may well signal the demise of Labour's dinosaurs in Scotland.

Senior Labour MSP Charlie Gordon has broken his silence on the dodgy donation he raised which contributed to the downfall of Labour's former Holyrood leader, Wendy Alexander. Gordon has provided full details of his role in the "total cock-up" as he bids to become a candidate in the race to succeed Alexander, who quit last month.

The Barack Obama global roadshow swept through London yesterday with the US presidential candidate offering under-fire Gordon Brown some words of comfort.