DESPERATE Scottish Labour are flogging tea towels autographed by Jeremy Corbyn for £100 a pop.

The cash-strapped party resorted to emailing members in a bid to clean up ahead of next month’s council elections.

2 Snap shows Corbyn grinning as he sits by a printer - autographing Keir Hardie-themed towels

A bizarre snap sent with the plea shows Corbyn grinning as he sits by a printer - autographing Keir Hardie-themed towels.

The email was sent out today to thousands of supporters by Scottish Labour general secretary Brian Roy.

In a bid to tempt members to part with their dosh, Mr Roy said: “Donate £100 or more today and receive an exclusive Keir Hardie tea-towel signed by Jeremy Corbyn.

"All money raised will help directly fund local election campaigns across the country.”

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The email also quoted Labour founding father Hardie hailing socialist ideals, and added: “At the heart of our socialism is the simple belief that Together We’re Stronger.

“With your help, we will take that message to the people of Scotland and deliver a strong result for Scottish Labour in May.

But one member who received the email said: “They must be mad, desperate, or both. Who the hell is going to fork out £100 for a tea towel signed by Corbyn?

“Given most Scottish Labour members voted for Owen Smith in last year’s leadership elections they are hardly tapping into a huge market.

“It’s embarrassing. Just look at the state of the photo - it makes us look like amateurs.”

2 The email was sent out today to thousands of supporters by Scottish Labour general secretary Brian Roy

Scottish Labour’s coffers were said by insiders to have been “cleaned out” under former boss Jim Murphy in his hapless General Election campaign.

Labour’s 2015 collapse in MP numbers, repeated in the 2016 Holyrood vote, means far less public cash now goes to the party - making it tougher for them to campaign ahead of May’s council poll.

It was also claimed last year that Ms Dugdale’s team were “frustrated” by a lack of cash from Corbyn’s London HQ.

A senior SNP source said: “Labour truly have thrown in the tea towel on this election campaign.

“They are trying to milk their remaining followers for all they are worth with this bizarre fund-raising attempt, treating their members like mugs by asking for £100 for this piece of tat.

“Given the continued divisions between Kez and Jez, I can’t see them coming together over a cuppa anytime soon.”

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