In 2013, Eric Joyce, member of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom for Falkirk, resigned from the Labour Party and announced he would not seek reelection. 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 Tom Watson MP as Labour's 2015 election strategist, as well as the forwarding of an internal report into the situation to Police Scotland.
