2013 Labour Party Falkirk candidate selection

In 2013 in the United Kingdom, Eric Joyce, the member of Parliament (MP) for Falkirk, resigned from the Labour Party and announced he would not seek re-election. The process of nominating a replacement candidate for the 2015 general election led to a dispute between the party and its major financial backer Unite the Union, causing the suspension of two local party members, the resignation of the MP Tom Watson as Labour's 2015 election strategist, as well as the forwarding of an internal report into the situation to Police Scotland.

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