Man arrested as police investigate Your Party database dispute

Summary

A man has been arrested as police investigate a dispute over the founding of Your Party, according to POLITICO. The Guardian reports that London’s Metropolitan Police opened a criminal investigation after receiving a report in September 2025 about alleged unauthorised access to a political party’s database; it says the founding row split the left-wing party as it was established last year.

Timeline

1. POLITICO

   16 Oct 2026, 10:47 UTCSource ↗

   POLITICO reports that a man was arrested as police probe the database dispute, which it describes as part of a long-running dispute surrounding the party’s founding.

2. The Guardian

   16 Oct 2026, 17:29 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that the Met launched a criminal investigation after receiving a September 2025 report about alleged unauthorised access to a political party’s database, amid a founding row that split Your Party.