Jeremy Corbyn puts Scottish recovery top of his priorities for Labour leadership

Jeremy Corbyn will today outline his top 10 priorities if he becomes Labour leader, with winning back support in Scotland top of his list.

Labour faces a struggle in next year's Holyrood elections on the back of a disastrous general election which left the party with just one MP north of the border.

Among Corbyn's other policies to be outlined at a speech in Glasgow are: a commitment to public ownership of the railways and energy sector; rent controls; action on climate change; an end to illegal wars and a lower welfare bill without cutting spending.

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The Islington North MP will say his proposals amount to "a new kind of politics: a fairer, kinder Britain based on innovation, decent jobs and decent public services".

Meanwhile, leadership rival Liz Kendall has urged her supporters not to give Corbyn their second of third preference votes in the upcoming leadership election.

The shadow health minister told the Independent that although she had differences with Yvette Cooper and Andy Burnham, "our differences with Jeremy's kind of politics are far greater".

Kendall, who is currently polling well behind the other candidates, also admitted she had a "hell of a long way" to persuade party members to back her.

It comes as voting in the election for the new Scottish Labour leader nears closing. About 15,000 party members and 6,000 affiliated and registered members will be able to take part in electing either Ken Macintosh or Kezia Dugdale for the post.