Gordon Brown will not run for the leadership of the Scottish Labour Party, according to Sky sources.
The former Prime Minister, who returned to front-line politics during the independence referendum, is no longer a contender to succeed Johann Lamont.
In a stinging attack on her Westminster colleagues, made when she resigned on Friday night, the MSP accused Ed Miliband's leadership team of trying to run Scotland "like a branch office from London".
Alex Salmond, who will step down as First Minister next month, has also accused Mr Miliband of being responsible for the "meltdown" of Scottish Labour.
He added: "Labour's meltdown in Scotland has been created by Labour in London. We have the extraordinary situation that an outgoing leader has admitted that Scottish Labour is just a 'branch office' controlled by London - in other words the Scottish Labour Party is a fiction."
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Gallery: Who Will Be The Next Scottish Labour Leader?
Some of the politicians tipped to succeed Johann Lumant: Anas Sarwar is the MP for Glasgow Central, and will assume the role of acting leader of the Scottish Labour Party until a ballot takes place
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Kezia Dugdale became an MSP for the Lothian Region in 2011, and also writes a column for the Daily Record, the same newspaper used by Johann Lumont to criticise the Labour Party
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Jim Murphy had insisted he was not going to begin a leadership challenge against Johann Lumont, but all that could now change now she has resigned
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Douglas Alexander, the MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South, already has a meaty role in Westminster as shadow foreign secretary
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Jenny Marra is another MSP who entered Holyrood in 2011. She is deemed to have an outside chance of becoming the Scottish Labour leader
Anas Sarwar, now acting leader of Scottish Labour, is expected to take the post. Other contenders include Jim Murphy, Kezia Dugdale, Douglas Alexander and Jenny Marra.
After learning of Ms Lamont's resignation, Mr Brown wrote: "I am sorry to hear than Johann has resigned.
"She brought determination, compassion and a down-to-earth approach to the leadership and deserves great credit for taking on the challenge after 2011.
"I wish her well in the future."
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