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11 executive CLP members resign after Scottish Labour bans candidate from standing
Labour leader Keir Starmer (left) and Scottish Labour Leader Anas Sarwar meet staff outside a vaccine centre at the EICC in Edinburgh, Scotland

SCOTTISH Labour are facing questions over their selection process after eleven executive members of a constituency party resigned over a candidate’s removal ahead of this year’s Holyrood election. 

Prominent Labour members in Glasgow Kelvin have stepped back from their committee roles following the removal of local activist Hollie Cameron as a candidate — after her selection by local members. 

The decision came as a panel from Labour’s Scottish executive committee said they were not satisfied that Ms Cameron would follow the party whip, citing her comments which suggested that she “respects the right” to have a second referendum on independence. 

Almost all of Glasgow Kelvin’s committee have now resigned — including Labour peer and constituency party chair Pauline Bryan — adding that they will not be campaigning in a seat currently held by the SNP. 

The members said that a new candidate — identified on Saturday as campaigner and former Westminster candidate Pam Duncan-Glancy — has been “imposed” on activists. 

This decision came after a petition to have Ms Cameron reinstated was signed by hundreds of Labour members across Britain. 

The group said: “We are resigning because we believe the reasons offered for removing Hollie [Cameron] are unjust and contradictory.

“Her treatment in this process has been unacceptable and we fear it will deter future candidates putting themselves forward.

“We cannot commit to campaigning in this constituency when our democratically selected candidate has been removed, but we want to stress that we wish to see all Labour candidates succeed throughout Glasgow and across Scotland.”

A Scottish Labour spokesperson said: “We will be running a positive campaign in Glasgow Kelvin which focuses on what unites us, not what divides us, and [which] prioritises a national recovery plan for a fairer and stronger Scotland.”

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