Jeremy Corbyn speaking during the Your Party founding conference at the ACC Liverpool, November 30, 2025
YOUR Party Scotland’s 12-member interim executive committee has resigned en masse in a row over national autonomy and dual membership.
The leadership said consistent contempt was shown towards members and the organisation north of the border after tensions were raised last month when it emerged that the party would not stand candidates in next month’s Holyrood elections.
But the final straw proved to be complaints from Niall Christie, representing Scottish members on the central executive committee, that motions he had tabled for its Sunday meeting went unheard.
Mr Christie has resigned as well, arguing the party has “run out of road” and adding: “This is in no small part down to the consistent disrespect shown to Scotland and Scottish members, with decisions about us being made without our input and on our behalf.”
In a statement, the committee said: “No serious attempt to unite the left can be done through purges of socialists or by disregarding entire nations and their representatives.”
A Your Party spokesperson responded: “We understand these members disagreed with the vote taken by Scottish members not to stand candidates for the upcoming Holyrood elections. That is their right.
“Every decision about YP in Scotland will be taken by members in Scotland.”
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