▁Sport ▁Committee . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁he ▁published ▁his ▁book ▁Social ism ▁and ▁Hope : ▁A ▁journey ▁through ▁tur bul ent ▁times , ▁co - author ed ▁with ▁bi ograph er ▁and ▁journalist ▁Jeff ▁Hol mes . ▁ ▁Find lay ▁was ▁appointed ▁Scottish ▁Labour ' s ▁Bre x it ▁sp ok esp erson ▁by ▁new ▁leader ▁Richard ▁Leonard ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁and ▁then ▁also ▁as ▁Parliament ary ▁Business ▁Manager ▁on ▁ 4 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁In ▁early ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Edinburgh ▁South ▁MP ▁Ian ▁Murray ▁accused ▁him ▁of ▁" bul lying ▁and ▁har ass ment " ▁in ▁a ▁compla int ▁to ▁Scottish ▁Labour ' s ▁General ▁Secretary ▁Brian ▁Roy . ▁In ▁turn , ▁Find lay ▁issued ▁a ▁counter - comp la int ▁over ▁" der og atory " ▁Wh ats App ▁messages ▁in ▁which ▁Murray ▁accused ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁being ▁" full ▁of ▁th ugs ▁and ▁in comp et ents ". ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁confirmed ▁Scottish ▁Labour ▁had ▁finished ▁fifth ▁in ▁Scotland ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁election ▁and ▁lost ▁both ▁its ▁M EP s , ▁Find lay ▁res igned ▁as ▁Bre x it ▁sp ok esp erson ▁and ▁Business ▁Manager . ▁He ▁also ▁int im ated ▁he ▁would ▁leave ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Parliament ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 1 ▁election . ▁He ▁indicated ▁he ▁had ▁made ▁this ▁decision ▁in ▁March