# An Independent Scottish Labour Party? | with Jack McConnel

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Podcast: [Holyrood Sources](https://stenobird.com/podcast/holyrood-sources-6059290)
Published: 2026-07-12T07:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.holyroodsources.com
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## Resource

On a summer special of Holyrood Sources, Calum Macdonald, Geoff Aberdein and Andy Maciver are joined by the 2026 Scottish Labour candidate for Galloway and West Dumfries, Jack McConnel (the other one). Jack is one of the leading voices in a growing movement within the Scottish Labour Party, that wants to break away from UK Labour and stand as an independent body. Jack explains why he thinks a breakaway party would be good for the Scottish Labour movement and Scottish politics as a whole and compares the move to similar political arrangements in other countries. You can read more about the just for Scotland movement here at https://www.justscotland.win/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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