❓WHAT HAPPENED: Members of Britain’s far-left “Your Party” voted to adopt a so-called collective leadership model for its first two years, rejecting a single-leader structure that could have seen former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn or former Labour Party lawmaker Zarah Sultana take charge.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Jeremy Corbyn, Zarah Sultana, Your Party members, and other key figures like Members of Parliament (MPs) Iqbal Mohamed and Adnan Hussain.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The decision was made during the party’s inaugural conference in Liverpool, England, over the weekend.

💬KEY QUOTE: “This party will be led by its members, not MPs. This is only the beginning.” – Zarah Sultana

🎯IMPACT: The new party’s structure could pose significant organizational challenges, but the bloc still poses challenges to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party, potentially splitting its voter base with its strong appeal to Muslim and far-left voters.

Members of the far-left British political group “Your Party” have voted to adopt a collective leadership structure for their first two years, rejecting a proposal that would have installed a single leader, such as New York City Mayor Zorhan Mamdani ally and former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, or Muslim Member of Parliament (MP) Zarah Sultana. The decision at the party’s inaugural conference in Liverpool, England, was passed by a narrow 51.6 to 48.4 percent.

Sultana, who has been at odds with Corbyn over recent months, praised the outcome, stating, “This party will be led by its members, not MPs. This is only the beginning.” Although both she and Corbyn were listed as officers when the organisation was incorporated earlier this year, the party has been dogged by infighting from the outset. Sultana refused to attend the main conference venue, citing a “toxic culture” and accusing internal rivals of conducting a “witch hunt.” Her boycott came shortly after several members were expelled over alleged connections to the rival far-left Socialist Workers Party.

The turmoil deepened when Member of Parliament (MP) Iqbal Mohamed, who previously praised cousin marriages, resigned during the conference, saying he had been targeted with “false allegations and smears.” His departure followed the earlier withdrawal of another Muslim senior figure, Adnan Hussain, who stepped back due to factional battles and what he described as “veiled prejudice” toward Muslim members. Several of Your Party’s potential MPs are ex-Labour Muslim lawmakers, like Sultana, or Muslim independents elected on a pro-Gaza platform in the 2024 general election.

Despite the internal chaos, early polling suggests Your Party could still become a meaningful challenge to Britain’s political mainstream. A summer poll showed the group attracting roughly 10 percent support, largely from Labour and Green voters who want even more leftist policies. Analysts warn that such numbers could sap support from the establishment Left at a moment when Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is attempting to maintain party cohesion.

Notably, Corbyn actually earned more votes as Labour leader in Britain’s 2017 and 2019 elections than Starmer did in 2024, with the latter owing his landslide victory largely to the establishment right Conservative (Tory) Party’s collapse.

Your Party delegates also debated a range of final names for the new organisation, including the placeholder “Your Party,” “Our Party,” “Popular Alliance,” and “For The Many,” with an official choice expected soon.

Corbyn has recently drawn attention in the United States for his involvement in Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign. Corbyn’s participation in a phone-banking event for Mamdani has reportedly prompted a review by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) into whether the campaign received inappropriate foreign assistance.

Mamdani’s campaign is also under examination following allegations that it accepted donations from individuals with foreign addresses, raising questions about possible violations of U.S. election law.

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