US EditionYour Party Scotland Leaders Resign, Citing UK Leadership Disrespect
The 12-member Scottish committee quit after accusing UK leaders of denying autonomy, and one official says a rival party will be built in Scotland.
- All 12 members of the Interim Scottish Executive Committee resigned on April 13, citing "consistent disrespect" from Your Party's UK leadership regarding Scottish autonomy and decision-making.
- Disagreements over the upcoming Holyrood election on May 7, 2026, fueled the split after UK leadership allegedly blocked Scottish activists from fielding candidates and proposed installing unelected leadership in Scotland.
- Niall Christie, the sole Scottish representative on the Central Executive Committee , also resigned, claiming he was "consistently excluded and overruled without any basis" by party chair Jennifer Forbes.
- Describing the situation as a "generational fumble," outgoing members announced plans to form a new political party in Scotland over the coming weeks and months.
- Your Party leadership denied the branch's collapse, stating it is establishing a Scottish Nations Working Group via sortition to ensure representative engagement and prepare for permanent executive committee elections.
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Scottish leadership quits Your Party over autonomy row
The entire Scottish leadership of Your Party has resigned, just two months after its founding conference in Dundee, in a move that exposes deep internal divisions within the newly formed "alternative left" party. The Interim Scottish Executive Committee (ISEC), made up of 12 volunteers, accused the UK leadership of a "dismissive attitude" towards Scotland and "constant contempt" for members north of the border. In a joint statement, the group sa…
Your Party ‘over’ in Scotland as entire leadership committee quits
The leadership of Your Party in Scotland has resigned en masse and declared that the party is “over”. The 12 members of the interim Scottish executive committee have accused Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s left-wing outfit of blocking Scottish activists from contesting the upcoming Holyrood elections. The committee members have said they will now set up a rival party. In a joint statement, the outgoing Scottish leadership committee said that …
Your Party goes extinct in Scotland
The Scottish branch of Your Party is dead. On 13 April, all 12 members of Your Party’s interim Scottish executive committee (ISEC) resigned en masse, declaring the party’s Scotland branch “over”, and pledging to form a rival left-wing party.
Your Party Scotland implodes following mass resignations over ‘disrespect’
FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail The leadership of the Scottish branch of Jeremy Corbyn’s Your Party have resigned en masse, citing “consistent disrespect” from the UK leadership towards Scottish members. The 12 members of the Interim Scottish Executive Committee (ISEC), which was made up of volunteers, have accused the UK leadership of Your Party of a “dismissive attitude” towards […]
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