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Another setback for Labour in Scotland Submitted by martin on 19 January, 2021 - 6:05
Author: Dale Street
Richard Leonard resigned as Scottish Labour Party leader on 14 January, only four months after surviving a vote of no-confidence, and just four months before the next Holyrood (Scottish Parliament) election.
There are three (overlapping) versions of why he resigned.
Version one (
The Times): Labour Party donors, including William Haughey (West of Scotland businessman) and Robert Latham (who donated £100,000 to Starmer’s leadership campaign) threatened to withold funding unless Leonard stepped down.
Version two (LabourList): The balance of power shifted on the Scottish Labour Executive Committee (EC), with the GMB and a new Co-op representative saying that they would oppose Leonard in the event of a new no-confidence motion.