Scottish Leadership of Jeremy Corbyn's Your Party Resigns En Masse Over Autonomy Disputes

Mass Resignation of Scottish Leadership Every member of the Scottish leadership of Jeremy Corbyn's Your Party resigned en masse on April 13, 2026.

The entire 12-person interim Scottish executive committee tendered their resignations this morning. The resigning Scottish executive committee declared the Scottish wing of Your Party effectively finished. The resigning group claimed they had been systematically denied autonomy needed to operate effectively in Scotland by the party's UK headquarters.

The departing officials described the situation as a 'generational fumble' by the national leadership. The departing officials alleged that attempts to build an independent Scottish operation had been consistently thwarted by those running the party from London.

Disputes Over Resources and Candidate Selection The UK leadership had actively prevented Scottish activists from standing candidates in the forthcoming Holyrood election, according to resigning committee members.

Party headquarters refused to share essential resources, including membership contact lists and financial support, with the Scottish branch. The resigning officials stated they had been 'completely blocked' when attempting to fulfil the mandate given to them by Scottish members. The crisis reached its peak during Sunday's meeting of the UK-wide central executive committee.

Niall Christie, Scotland's sole representative, claimed he had been 'blocked at every turn' during the UK-wide central executive committee meeting. Niall Christie was prevented from tabling proposals that would have granted the Scottish branch access to its own membership database during the UK-wide central executive committee meeting.

Defeat of Scottish Independence Motions Niall Christie's motion seeking to affirm Scottish operational independence was defeated during the UK-wide central executive committee meeting.

The ruling body voted to prohibit dual membership during the UK-wide central executive committee meeting. Dual membership had divided supporters of Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana since the party's founding conference in 2025. GB News reported these events and has approached Your Party for comment.

Plans for Alternative Scottish Movement The resigning members stated: 'Despite this generational fumble of the left in Britain, the need for a new party on the left in Scotland couldn't be more urgent,' confirming their intention to press ahead with building an alternative movement.

' Niall Christie pledged to continue working towards the political project originally promised when Your Party launched last summer, but outside its structures. Niall Christie said: 'My own main takeaway having been involved in Your Party is that whatever comes next must be built in Scotland, by Scotland, for Scotland. ' Your Party launched last summer.