Philip Proudfoot
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affiliationsNorthern Independence Party (2020–2023)
Labour (until 2020)
Philip Proudfoot | |
|---|---|
 Proudfoot in 2023 | |
| Leader of the Northern Independence Party | |
| In office 21 October 2020 – 22 July 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 November 1987[1] County Durham, England |
| Party | Green Party of England and Wales (2023–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Northern Independence Party (2020–2023) Labour (until 2020) |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics (PhD)[2] |
| Occupation | University lecturer |
| Profession | Academic |
Philip Proudfoot (born 28 November 1987) is an English political activist and anthropologist. He is the founder of the Northern Independence Party (NIP), a minor political party which advocates that Northern England become an independent country.[3] He also lectures at the University of Sussex.[4]
A former member of the Labour Party, Proudfoot founded the NIP in October 2020 in response to dissatisfaction with the "reversion to Blairism" under Keir Starmer's leadership.[5] He told Big Issue North that the centralisation of power in London had also played a part.[6]
On 25 April 2022, the actress Tracy-Ann Oberman said that she had agreed to pay Proudfoot substantial damages after falsely accusing him of antisemitism.[7]
Proudfoot stepped down as leader of the NIP in July 2022 due to "professional commitments".[8] On 19 November 2023, he announced that he had joined the Green Party, citing its support for a ceasefire in Gaza, among other policies.[9]