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December 9, 2025
Immigration
News
UK

Trump Blasts ‘Disaster’ Sadiq Khan, Says He Owes Mayoralty to Mass Migration.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump criticized London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, calling him a “disaster” who owes his position to mass migration.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, Mayor Khan, and London residents.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Trump’s comments were published on December 9, 2025, in POLITICO.

💬KEY QUOTE: “He’s a disaster. He’s a disaster. He’s got a totally different ideology to what he’s supposed to have.” – Donald Trump

🎯IMPACT: A spokesman for Khan, who has smeared Trump as racist, Islamophobic, and so on for years, called the America First leader’s latest remarks “appalling and bigoted.”

IN FULL

President Donald J. Trump has said that Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan, of Britain’s governing Labour Party, owes his office to mass migration. Speaking to POLITICO, the America First leader called Khan a “a horrible mayor… an incompetent mayor… he’s a horrible, vicious, disgusting mayor.”

“I think he’s done a terrible job. London’s a different place. I love London. I love London. And I hate to see it happen,” Trump continued, saying of Khan: “He’s got a totally different ideology to what he’s supposed to have… he gets elected because so many people have come in. They vote for him now because you know, it’s like… it’s one of those things.”

Trump also criticized European leaders more broadly, accusing “politically correct” politicians of refusing to deport illegal migrants and allowing cities such as London and Paris, France, to lose their traditional identity.

Notably, London is only around one-third White British, according to the last official census, and over 40 percent of the city’s residents were born overseas. In some London boroughs, such as Tower Hamlets, residents are complaining that their Bangladeshi heritage elected officials are not performing their duties adequately because they are preoccupied with parallel political careers in Bangladesh.

A spokesman for Mayor Khan condemned the remarks as “appalling and bigoted.” Khan, a son of Pakistani immigrants, has long championed increased immigration, claiming it is benefits the economy despite strong evidence that most lower-immigrant migrant workers are a net drain on the public finances, with migrants who do not work being an even bigger drain.

Khan has a long history of accusing Trump of racism, sexism, and so-called Islamophobia, and backed a campaign to block a state visit during Trump’s first term.

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December 9, 2025
News
UK

Girlguiding Volunteers Threaten to Quit Over Trans Exclusion.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Hundreds of Girlguiding volunteers have threatened to resign following a decision to restrict membership to genuine girls.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Girlguiding UK, its volunteers, and leadership figures including chairwoman Denise Wilson, chief executive Felicity Oswald, and chief guide Tracy Foster.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The policy change was announced last week, affecting Girlguiding’s 300,000 members across the United Kingdom.

💬KEY QUOTE: “We cannot, in good conscience, uphold a policy that contradicts established safeguarding research, the lived experience of our members, and the inclusive ethos we were trained to deliver.” – Volunteer Amanda Jane Heather

🎯IMPACT: The decision follows a ruling by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom upholding protections for women and girls based on biological sex, rather than so-called “gender identity.”

IN FULL

Girlguiding UK, formerly the Girl Guides, has introduced a new rule limiting membership to biological girls, prompting backlash from transgender ideologues, including some volunteers. Girlguiding, which includes around 300,000 members across the Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, and Rangers groups, said the decision followed “detailed considerations, expert legal advice, and input from senior members and trustees” following a ruling by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.

The Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that “man,” “woman,” and “sex” in Britain’s Equality Act, which provide certain protections to women and girls, must be defined strictly by biological sex, not “gender identity.” That decision has already reshaped policy across several institutions. The British Football Association has banned transgender women from participating in women’s soccer, and other organizations, including major women’s charities, have announced similar shifts to comply with the ruling.

Notably, Girlguiding leaders have emphasized that current members will not be removed, with only new applicants subjected to the updated guidance, meaning they could still be running afoul of the law.

Nevertheless, the policy has caused some internal dissent. Volunteer Amanda Jane Heather has coordinated a petition, complaining, “We cannot, in good conscience, uphold a policy that contradicts established safeguarding research, the lived experience of our members, and the inclusive ethos we were trained to deliver.”

The debate mirrors tensions in other countries. In the United States, Scouting America, formerly the Boy Scouts of America, faces political pressure following the adoption of gender-inclusive policies. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has signalled intentions to withdraw federal support, accusing the organization of abandoning traditional structures in favour of “genderless” programming.

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December 8, 2025
Lawfare
UK

UK Govt’s Lawfare Against Nigel Farage Intensifies to Trump Levels.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: UK Police are assessing allegations that Britain’s Reform Party overspent on Nigel Farage’s 2024 general election campaign in the Clacton constituency (electoral district), per election spending laws.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Nigel Farage, the Reform Party, expelled former Reform Party councillor Richard Everett, and Essex Police.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The allegations pertain to the 2024 general election campaign in Clacton, Essex.

💬KEY QUOTE: “These inaccurate claims come from a disgruntled former councillor. The party denies breaking electoral law. We look forward to clearing our name.” – Reform Party statement

🎯IMPACT: The allegations have prompted calls for investigation by both the governing Labour Party and the formerly governing Conservative Party.

IN FULL

UK police have confirmed they are assessing allegations that Nigel Farage‘s Reform Party overspent on the Brexit leader’s general election campaign in the Clacton constituency (electoral district) last year.

Richard Everett, a former Reform councillor and member of the party’s campaign team, reportedly submitted documents to London’s Metropolitan Police, alleging that the party had exceeded the £20,660 (~$27,500) spending limit. Notably, Everett was expelled from Reform for alleged sexually inappropriate behaviour at a party office in Clacton, with the party dismissing him as a “disgruntled former councillor” with an axe to grind.

In a statement released on Monday, Essex Police said: “We are assessing a report relating to alleged misreported expenditure by a political party in connection with the 2024 general election, following a referral to us by the Met Police.”

The National Pulse Editor-in-Chief Raheem Kassam, a former senior advisor to Farage, has described the investigation as lawfare, predicting, “They’re going to try to do with Nigel Farage what they did with Marine Le Pen.”

Le Pen, leader of France’s populist National Rally (RN) party, has been banned from running for office due to a technical breach of European Union (EU) spending rules while she was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP), which involved using parliamentary funding for party work.

Even Le Pen’s critics, such as liberal journalist Michael Crick, have conceded that the prosecution appeared at best selective, observing, “[Hundreds] of MEPs [and] ex-MEPs across the EU will be thinking of Le Pen verdict tonight: ‘There but the grace of God…’ Any half-decent political journalist knows parties across the EU, including UK, have been misu[s]ing [European Parliament] money for decades for domestic party purposes.”

Everett alleges that Reform failed to declare spending on campaign materials, utility bills, and office refurbishment during Farage’s 2024 campaign.

A spokesman for Reform has dismissed the allegations, stating: “These inaccurate claims come from a disgruntled former councillor. The party denies breaking electoral law. We look forward to clearing our name.”

Similar efforts to eliminate President Donald J. Trump, a longtime ally of Farage, from the U.S. presidential race in 2024, by claiming he was ineligible to stand as an “insurrectionist” or by imprisoning him, ended in abject failure, with the America First leader winning every swing state in a landslide victory.

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Jihad al-Shamie
December 5, 2025
Immigration
UK

Man Linked to Synagogue Jihadist Officially Charged with Terrorism.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Mohammad Bashir, 31, has been charged in Britain with four terrorism offenses, including assisting an attacker with reconnaissance and sharing material online encouraging terrorism.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Mohammad Bashir, deceased terrorist Jihad Al-Shamie, and Counter Terrorism Policing North West.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Arrested at Manchester Airport, England, on November 27; charges relate to an attack on Heaton Park Synagogue on October 2.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Our prosecutors have concluded there is sufficient evidence to charge Mohammad Bashir with one offence of preparation of terrorist acts and three offences of sharing terrorist publications with Al-Shamie and others with the intent to encourage acts of terrorism.” – Chief Crown Prosecutor Frank Ferguson.

🎯IMPACT: Bashir is set to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court to face charges.

IN FULL

Mohammad Bashir, 31, has been charged in Britain with four terrorism offenses after being arrested at Manchester Airport on November 27, the British Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced on December 4. Police allege Bashir aided deceased Syrian migrant Jihad Al-Shamie, responsible for the deadly attack on Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue on October 2, by helping with earlier reconnaissance of a British defence facility. The charges also include sharing material online intended to encourage acts of terrorism.

Prosecutors said the assistance Bashir is accused of providing was “not linked to the attack itself.” He was charged with one count of preparation of terrorist acts and three counts of disseminating terrorist publications. He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

The synagogue attack occurred on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. Al-Shamie drove a car into congregants outside the synagogue before launching a knife attack and later attempted to force entry into the building. Police shot him dead after he was found to be wearing what turned out to be a fake suicide belt. Two worshippers, Melvin Cravitz, 66, and Adrian Daulby, 53, were killed; three others were seriously injured.

During the attack, Al-Shamie reportedly phoned emergency services and pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, according to counterterrorism investigators. Police said he had not previously been known to security services. At the time of the attack, he was on bail over an alleged rape.

Bashir, who identifies as British Pakistani, remains in custody ahead of his court appearance. Authorities said the wider investigation into the synagogue attack remains ongoing and asked anyone with information to come forward.

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December 4, 2025
Crime
UK

UK Grooming Gangs Probe Expands Into Scotland.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Scottish Government has conceded to a national review into grooming gangs, to be chaired by Professor Alexis Jay.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Professor Alexis Jay, Scottish First Minister John Swinney, His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary Craig Naylor, and grooming gang victims.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The review will begin in the new year, alongside ongoing inquiries into mostly Muslim, South Asian heritage grooming gangs.

💬KEY QUOTE: “We have been clear that we are prepared to give every consideration to an inquiry on this issue,” claimed Scottish Government minister Jenny Gilruth.

🎯IMPACT: The review aims to assess the scale and nature of group-based child sexual abuse in Scotland and determine necessary actions to combat it.

IN FULL

The Scottish Government—roughly equivalent to a U.S. state government—has belatedly agreed to launch a nationwide review into group-based child sexual abuse, appointing Professor Alexis Jay, former chair of a major Britain-wide inquiry into child sexual exploitation, to lead the effort. The Scottish Government, led by the left-separatist Scottish National Party (SNP), had initially resisted an inquiry into grooming gangs, comprised largely of Muslim, South Asian heritage men targeting mostly white working-class victims.

“Our thoughts are with victims of child abuse who have already suffered so much, this matter must be handled sensitively and with the utmost respect and consideration for their experiences,” said Scottish Government minister Jenny Gilruth, claiming, “We have been clear that we are prepared to give every consideration to an inquiry on this issue, and that any such decision needs to be based on information, evidence and a greater understanding of the scale and nature of this form of abuse and of the responses to it.”

Professor Jay said she was “pleased to take on the role of Chair of the National Group, and to build on the excellent leadership of my predecessors, Iona Colvin and Sarah Taylor.”

The announcement follows mounting national concern about grooming gangs across the United Kingdom, with their activities being ignored by the authorities for many years by police officers and other officials who feared being accused of racism for acting against them, or inflaming “community relations.”

Thousands of past cases have been reopened in England and Wales after investigations found that opportunities to prosecute offenders were missed, often due to systemic issues such as poor record-keeping, reluctance to collect or report data on offender ethnicity, inadequate victim support, and inconsistent investigative practices. Senior officers in several high-profile cases have also been found to have failed to protect victims despite being aware of ongoing exploitation.

While coverage of the scandal has focused largely on English towns and cities such as Rochdale, Rotherham, and Telford, but, while less reported, gangs are also known to have operated in Scotland. In 2020, for instance, it was revealed that police had identified 55 members of an asylum seeker grooming gang, comprised of Kurdish, Afghan, Egyptian, Moroccan, Turkish, Pakistani, and Iraqi predators, who preyed on girls in Glasgow, Scotland’s largest city, and that Police Scotland had kept its existence secret for years.

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December 2, 2025
Immigration
UK

Third of Students in Britain’s ‘Asylum Capital’ Don’t Speak English as Their First Language.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Primary (elementary) schools in Britain’s “asylum capital” report that nearly one-third of pupils do not speak English as their first language, highlighting challenges linked to record migration levels.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Glasgow City Council, Councillor Christina Cannon, and Glasgow children, parents, and teachers.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The latest data was revealed in December 2025, focusing on primary schools in Glasgow, Scotland.

💬KEY QUOTE: “We have seen an explosion in the number of children who need English as an additional language support.” – Councillor Christina Cannon

🎯IMPACT: Schools are struggling with stretched resources, cultural divides, and concerns over integration and education standards.

IN FULL

New figures from Glasgow, Scotland‘s largest city and Britain’s “asylum capital,” show that 31 percent of primary (elementary) school pupils now require support for English as an additional language (EAL). That represents a 24 percent rise since 2020, with Arabic, Polish, Urdu, and Punjabi among the most commonly spoken.

Glasgow City Council education lead Christina Cannon said the increase reflects waves of migration, including refugees from Syria, Ukraine, and Afghanistan, with Glasgow having far more asylum seekers dumped on it per capita than any other city in the United Kingdom.

“We have seen an explosion in the number of children who need English as an additional language support,” Cannon said, warning of severe strain despite expensive efforts such as hiring EAL coordinators in over 100 schools, with some schools forced to rely on tools like Google Translate for parent-teacher meetings.

One parent described her child’s class as having “15 different languages—it’s wonderful in theory, but [my son is] struggling because the teacher spends half the day translating.” Others worry that children are forming cliques rather than mixing across backgrounds.

Murdo Fraser, a Conservative Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP)—roughly equivalent to a U.S. state legislature—warns “parallel societies” may begin forming, as in certain areas in London, where integration has failed and social tensions have grown.

England, which is more diverse than Scotland overall, also faces substantial issues in its schools, with White British students being in the minority at one in four schools. At least 72 schools have no White British students at all, and they comprise less than two percent of the student body in a further 474 schools.

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December 2, 2025
News
UK

UK Govt Confirms End of Right to Trial by Jury in Thousands of Cases.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: British Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has confirmed “reforms” to the criminal justice system in England and Wales, including “swift courts” where judges will decide verdicts in many cases without a jury.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: David Lammy, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, other Members of Parliament (MPs), and legal professionals such as Judge Jane Miller KC.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Announced in Parliament on Tuesday, the reforms target the criminal court system in England and Wales, which is facing a backlog of over 78,000 cases.

💬KEY QUOTE: “I will create new swift courts within the Crown Court with a judge alone deciding verdicts in trial[s]… with a likely sentence of three years or less,” Lammy said.

🎯IMPACT: Critics warn the far-left Labour Party government’s “reforms” erode centuries-old traditional civil liberties.

IN FULL

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has confirmed a package of “reforms” introducing so-called “swift courts,” which will eliminate the right to a trial by jury in thousands of cases. Instead, a judge sitting alone will decide guilt for offenses likely to carry a sentence of up to three years’ imprisonment.

The plans draw on recommendations from the Lord Chief Justice, Sir Brian Leveson, and are justified on the grounds that the Crown Courts are facing a backlog of more than 78,000 cases. Deputy Prime Minister Lammy, who also serves as Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary in Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party government, told Parliament, “The changes I’m proposing will require legislation” and “take time to implement.”

The proposals have met strong opposition. Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick, of the formerly governing Conservatives, branded them “twisted,” arguing that Lammy is “depriving British citizens of ancient liberties.”

Some judges and lawyers are also concerned, with Judge Jane Miller KC stressing the value of juries for their “objectivity,” and former Law Society president Richard Atkinson noting that Labour’s reforms “only paper over the cracks” of deeper problems. Many fear that removing juries from these cases risks miscarriages of justice and could erode public trust in the courts.

Separately, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) plans to grant lay magistrates greater sentencing powers, raising the current limit from 12 months to 18 months, with a possible future increase to 24 months.

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December 2, 2025
News
UK

UK Judge Sides With Asylum Seeker Linked to Easter Bombings That Killed Hundreds.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: An asylum seeker linked to the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka in 2019 successfully appealed the British Home Office’s rejection of his asylum claim.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The asylum seeker, identified only as ‘YA,’ and Deputy Upper Tribunal Judge Claire Burns.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The ruling was issued recently at the Immigration Upper Tribunal in Birmingham, England.

💬KEY QUOTE: “I find there will need to be a complete rehearing wherein the Judge will make findings about the credibility of [YA’s] account,” Burns ruled.

🎯IMPACT: The case will be reheard, allowing a fresh examination of the asylum seeker’s claims.

IN FULL

A migrant who was previously arrested in connection with the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka in 2019 has won an appeal against the British Home Office’s rejection of his asylum application. The attacks, which took the lives of 269 people at churches and hotels, including American and British citizens, were claimed by the Islamic State.

Identified only as ‘YA,’ the migrant successfully challenged the decision at the Immigration Upper Tribunal in Birmingham. Deputy Upper Tribunal Judge Claire Burns claimed there were significant legal flaws in the initial decision to reject his claim. “I find there will need to be a complete rehearing wherein the Judge will make findings about the credibility of [YA’s] account,” she ruled.

Immigration judges in Britain, which grants asylum to migrants at a much higher rate than comparable European countries such as France and Germany, are in many cases known activists with a strong bias towards granting applications on the flimsiest pretexts, with dozens having ties to pro-open borders nonprofits.

The “YA” comes amid a record surge in asylum applications in the United Kingdom. According to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) data, Britain received 108,000 asylum claims in 2024, the highest ever recorded and a 28 percent increase from the previous year. Illegal crossings of the English Channel also rose, with 44,000 reported attempts. Whistleblowers have warned that the current system has, in some instances, approved migrants known to have prior convictions or serious allegations against them, including for sexual assault.

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December 1, 2025
Corruption
UK

UK PM’s Former Anti-Corruption Czar Sentenced for Corruption.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Tulip Siddiq, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Britain’s governing Labour Party, was sentenced to two years in prison by a court in her family’s native Bangladesh on corruption charges.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Tulip Siddiq, her aunt and former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and Bangladeshi authorities.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The trial took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with the verdict delivered recently.

💬KEY QUOTE: “This is trial by media, which is deeply unfair.” – Tulip Siddiq

🎯IMPACT: Siddiq’s sentencing is a major embarrassment to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who previously appointed Siddiq to the role of Anti-Corruption Minister in his administration.

IN FULL

A Bangladeshi court has sentenced Tulip Siddiq, a Bangladeshi-heritage Member of Parliament (MP) for Britain’s governing Labour Party, to two years’ imprisonment on corruption charges. Her conviction in absentia is a major embarrassment for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who previously appointed Siddiq to the role of Anti-Corruption Minister in his administration.

The case centers on claims that Siddiq used her influence to obtain a land plot for her family through her aunt, the ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The Labour politician called the proceedings “flawed and farcical,” claiming, “There’s been absolutely no summons sent to me, there’s no charge sheet, I’ve had no correspondence from them. I’m not difficult to find, I’m a parliamentarian.”

Siddiq faces several additional charges in Bangladesh, linked to property transfers and embezzlement, all of which she denies. There is no extradition treaty between the United Kingdom and Bangladesh, so Siddiq has not been required to travel to Dhaka to face trial.

A Labour Party spokesman confirmed that she is not under any party investigation or disciplinary process and continues to hold the Labour whip in the House of Commons.

Bangladeshi politics has increasingly been encroaching on British politics in recent years, particularly as the large Bangladeshi diaspora in Britain has concentrated in certain areas. In the London Borough of Tower Hamlets—represented by a Bangladeshi immigrant and a daughter of Bangladeshi immigrants in Parliament—residents have been complaining in recent weeks that multiple elected officials in the municipal government are frequently absent, as they are also campaigning for office in Bangladesh.

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December 1, 2025
News
UK

Mamdani Allies Ousted from Party Leadership in Far Left Farce.

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❓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.

IN FULL

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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