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Former Scottish secretary Ian Murray has revealed he still doesn't know why he was sacked by Sir Keir Starmer.

Murray was made Scottish secretary in July last year when Labour won the election, but was a casualty of the cabinet reshuffle this September in the wake of Angela Rayner's departure.

He was replaced by Douglas Alexander.

Three months on, Murray has revealed he has still never been given an explanation, despite "asking on a number of occasions", The Scotsman reports.

Speaking to Holyrood magazine, Murray said: "For me, the hardest part was the complete lack of any sort of recognition for doing a half decent job. That's the hardest bit.

"The second hardest bit is having no explanation of why I was sacked, and as we sit here today I still don't have that despite me asking on a number of occasions.

"The third bit is that I didn't think I deserved the public humiliation of it all. I genuinely don't know why it happened and that feels like an unfair gap."

Murray added his wife was left "absolutely furious" about the episode.

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