US EditionCould Jeremy Corbyn's New Party Shake up Politics?
GREATER LONDON, ENGLAND, JUL 25 – Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana struggle with coordination and party naming while polling suggests their new party could gain up to 10% vote share in a general election.
- Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana confirmed launching a new left-wing party called 'Your Party' with over 200,000 sign-ups in under 24 hours.
- The party emerged amid Labour's polling decline and increasing left-wing votes for Greens and independents in 2024 local elections, creating pressures on Labour seats.
- The new group aims to oppose poverty, inequality, and war with plans to contest May's local elections and possibly form electoral pacts with Greens.
- Polls indicate that the new party could capture around 15% support, matching Labour, with strong backing from younger voters; however, experts say electoral impact remains unclear.
- The formation suggests potential left-wing fragmentation in future elections, risking Labour losses while possibly enabling Reform UK or Conservatives to gain votes.
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The revenge of the left
Two-front wars seldom have happy endings for the combatant in the middle. But Keir Starmer’s beleaguered government is now fighting one, following the announcement of the impending arrival of the Corbyn-Sultana party on the left. The emerging, and as yet unnamed new force, secured more than 245,000 sign-ups within twenty-four hours of the announcement by the two former Labour MPs, one of them Starmer’s immediate predecessor as Labour leader. As …
Will attract pro-Palestinian voters • Around 80 thousand people have registered interest
Zarah Sultana says more people have signed up to new party than Reform
Despite only officially launching yesterday, and not even having a name yet, the new left-wing political party co-founded by former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana already has more than 230,000 members. MP for Coventry South, Sultana took to Twitter/X to announce the news, adding that the 230,000 signups, puts the new party ahead of Reform UK in membership figures. Sultana said: “We’ve reached 230,000 sign ups! That’s more than R…
Could Jeremy Corbyn’s new party actually come to Starmer’s rescue?
The chaotic launch of Your Party suggests it will be anything but a slick, well-oiled political machine – and hiving off Labour’s hard left might prove beneficial to the government, says Sean O’Grady
With »Your Party«, ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn wants to build a new left-wing political authority in Britain, which, in addition to a »re-distribution of wealth«, also commits itself to a »free Palestine«.
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