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Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy has arguably had one of the toughest jobs in British politics since he took over the party in December.
But that hasn't stopped the 47-year-old, who according to recent polling numbers is about to lead Labour to complete annihilation at the General Election, from getting a reputation as one one of the party's jolliest campaign warriors.
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Leader of the Scottish Labour Party Jim Murphy takes part in an exercise class during a visit to the Donald Dewar Day Centre in Glasgow while on the General Election campaign trail. (credit:Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
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Leader of the Scottish Labour Party Jim Murphy takes part in an exercise class during a visit to the Donald Dewar Day Centre in Glasgow while on the General Election campaign trail. (credit:Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
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Leader of the Scottish Labour Party Jim Murphy (C) meets pensioners Margaret McLaughlin (L) and Robert Henderson (R) as he campaigns at the Donald Dewar Day Centre in the Yoker area of Glasgow in Scotland, on April 29, 2015, ahead of a general election in Britain on May 7, 2015. (credit:ANDY BUCHANAN via Getty Images)
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Leader of the Scottish Labour Party Jim Murphy (C) meets pensioners Margaret McLaughlin (L) and Robert Henderson (R) as he campaigns at the Donald Dewar Day Centre in the Yoker area of Glasgow in Scotland, on April 29, 2015, ahead of a general election in Britain on May 7, 2015. (credit:ANDY BUCHANAN via Getty Images)
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Leader of the Scottish Labour Party Jim Murphy (R) speaks with pensioner Margaret McLaughlin as he campaigns at the Donald Dewar Day Centre in the Yoker area of Glasgow in Scotland, on April 29, 2015, ahead of a general election in Britain on May 7, 2015. (credit:ANDY BUCHANAN via Getty Images)
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Leader of the Scottish Labour Party Jim Murphy during a visit to the Donald Dewar Day Centre in Glasgow while on the General Election campaign trail. (credit:Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
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Leader of the Scottish Labour Party Jim Murphy (R) speaks with pensioner Margaret McLaughlin as he campaigns at the Donald Dewar Day Centre in the Yoker area of Glasgow in Scotland, on April 29, 2015, ahead of a general election in Britain on May 7, 2015. (credit:ANDY BUCHANAN via Getty Images)
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Leader of the Scottish Labour Party Jim Murphy (R) speaks with pensioner Margaret McLaughlin as he campaigns at the Donald Dewar Day Centre in the Yoker area of Glasgow in Scotland, on April 29, 2015, ahead of a general election in Britain on May 7, 2015. AFP PHOTO / ANDY BUCHANAN (credit:ANDY BUCHANAN via Getty Images)
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Leader of the opposition Labour Party, Ed Miliband (C), flanked by shadow chancellor Ed Balls (R), and Scottish Labour Party leader Jim Murphy (L) pose for a photograph on a balcony after a press conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, on April 10, 2015, during a campaign trip ahead of the British general election on May 7. (credit:ANDY BUCHANAN via Getty Images)
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Scottish Labour Leader Jim Murphy enjoys an ice cream, after holding a street rally on Princess Street highlighting how Prime Minister David Cameron is playing with fire by talking up the SNP in his bid to cling to power on April 23, 2015 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Mr Murphy also talked of the risk to the UK state pension in Scotland with the SNP's plan for full fiscal autonomy. (credit:Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images)
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Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy eats an ice cream after a UK general election campaign rally in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland on April 23, 2015. Britain goes to the polls to elect a new parliament on May 7. AFP PHOTO / ANDY BUCHANAN (Photo credit should read Andy Buchanan/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ANDY BUCHANAN via Getty Images)
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Scottish Labour Party leader Jim Murphy plays basketball on the General Election campaign trail at Holy Rood R.C High School in Edinburgh (credit:Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
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Scottish Labour Party leader Jim Murphy plays basketball with Cody McManus, 6, while on the General Election campaign trail at Holy Rood R.C High School in Edinburgh (credit:Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
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Scottish Labour Party leader Jim Murphy plays basketball with Cody McManus, 6, while on the General Election campaign trail at Holy Rood R.C High School in Edinburgh (credit:Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
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Scottish Labour Party leader Jim Murphy unveils the Scottish Labour's General Election manifesto in Glasgow. (credit:Jane Barlow/PA Wire)
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Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy tries on a flat cap as he meets 3-year-old Isaac Oliver during a General Election campaign visit to Social Bite, a sandwich shop in Glasgow that gives 100 per cent of its profits to good causes. (credit:Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)
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Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy stands behind the counter serving cakes during a General Election campaign visit to Social Bite, a sandwich shop in Glasgow that gives 100 per cent of its profits to good causes. (credit:Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)
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Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy stands behind the counter serving cakes during a General Election campaign visit to Social Bite, a sandwich shop in Glasgow that gives 100 per cent of its profits to good causes. (credit:Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)
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Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy his hugged by Margaret Curran Shadow Scottish Secretary of State for Scotland after speaking to an audience at Glen Halls in Neilston, where he officially launched his party's Scottish General Election campaign. (credit:Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)
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Scottish Labour Party leader Jim Murphy alongside Margaret Curran MP as he unveils the Scottish Labour's General Election manifesto in Glasgow. (credit:Jane Barlow/PA Wire)
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Scottish Labour party leader Jim Murphy prepares a kettle box food parcel, which are given to people who dont have access to cooking facilities, with Edinburgh South Parliamentary candidate Ian Murray, along with workers Amanda Norcliffe (left) and Louise Warren at the cafe at Inch Park Community Sports Hub in Edinburgh. (credit:Mark Runnacles/PA Wire)
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Scottish Labour party leader Jim Murphy meets with Angela Curran and her son Joshua Bell at the cafe at Inch Park Community Sports Hub in Edinburgh while on the General Election campaign trail. (credit:Mark Runnacles/PA Wire)
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Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy tries his hand at brick laying as he visits a bricklaying workshop at New College Lanarkshire near Motherwell. (credit:Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)
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Scottish Labour Leader Jim Murphy meets supporters before speaking to an audience at Glen Halls in Neilston on the outskirts of Glasgow, during the launch of the Scottish Labour party's General Election Campaign on April 6, 2015 in Glasgow Scotland. Britain goes to the polls for a general election on May 7 (credit:Mark Runnacles via Getty Images)
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Ed Balls Labour's Shadow Chancellor and Scottish Labour Leader Jim Murphy campaign on April 1, 2015 in Glasgow, Scotland. During his speech in the Royal Concert hall, he told activists that Labour's first Budget would end Conservative austerity in Scotland with new investment for the NHS, education and job creation. (credit:Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images)
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Jim Murphy, the leader of the Scottish Labour Party, changes oil on a car during a visit to a Honda dealership on May 1, 2015 in Paisley, Scotland. Campaigning is continuing by all parties ahead of the forthcoming general election. (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
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Jim Murphy, the leader of the Scottish Labour Party, changes oil on a car during a visit to a Honda dealership on May 1, 2015 in Paisley, Scotland. Campaigning is continuing by all parties ahead of the forthcoming general election. (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
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Jim Murphy, the leader of the Scottish Labour Party, changes oil on a car during a visit to a Honda dealership on May 1, 2015 in Paisley, Scotland. Campaigning is continuing by all parties ahead of the forthcoming general election. (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
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Jim Murphy (C), the leader of the Scottish Labour Party, prepares to change the oil on a car during a visit to a Honda dealership on May 1, 2015 in Paisley, Scotland. Campaigning is continuing by all parties ahead of the forthcoming general election. (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
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Jim Murphy, the leader of the Scottish Labour Party, changes oil on a car during a visit to a Honda dealership on May 1, 2015 in Paisley, Scotland. Campaigning is continuing by all parties ahead of the forthcoming general election. (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
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Jim Murphy, the leader of the Scottish Labour Party, changes oil on a car during a visit to a Honda dealership on May 1, 2015 in Paisley, Scotland. Campaigning is continuing by all parties ahead of the forthcoming general election. (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
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Leader of the Scottish Labour Party Jim Murphy (C) changes the oil on a car at a Honda car dealership in Paisley, Scotland on May 1, 2015, during a UK general election campaign event. Britain could face days or even weeks of negotiations to form a new government after elections on May 7, with opinion polls suggesting that no one party will win outright. (credit:ANDY BUCHANAN via Getty Images)
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PAISLEY, SCOTLAND - MAY 01: Jim Murphy, the leader of the Scottish Labour Party, poses for a photograph under a car during a visit to a Honda dealership on May 1, 2015 in Paisley, Scotland. Campaigning is continuing by all parties ahead of the forthcoming general election. (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)