Corbyn’s new party faces crisis as cofounder skips first day of conference

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Jeremy Corbyn's new left-wing party, "Your Party," faced internal conflict at its inaugural conference in Liverpool on November 29, 2025. Cofounder Zarah Sultana boycotted the first day in protest of the expulsion of some members and the denial of entry to one of her supporters. These expulsions were allegedly due to the members' affiliation with the Socialist Workers Party. Corbyn had urged unity at the conference, hoping to establish the party as a viable alternative to the Labour Party. However, Sultana criticized the expulsions as reminiscent of Labour's past "witch hunts," highlighting the ongoing disputes between her and Corbyn since the party's formation in July. The incident underscores the challenges facing the new party in achieving cohesion and establishing itself as a credible political force.

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Division and disunity will not serve the interests of the people that we want to represent.

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Corbyn and Sultana have been in frequent dispute since announcing the party in July.

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Sultana protested the denial of entry for her supporter and expulsions of others.

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Corbyn called for members to “come together” at the opening of the conference.

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Zarah Sultana skipped the first day of Your Party's inaugural conference.

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Internal rifts deepen in Corbyn’s Your Party as cofounder Zahra Sultana skips first day of conference amid expulsions from the party.Published On 29 Nov 2025Veteran British socialist Jeremy Corbyn’s new left-wing political party faced a new crisis after its cofounder, Zarah Sultana, pledged to skip the first day of its inaugural conference.Corbyn had called for members to “come together” at the opening of the conference on Saturday, with the party seeking to move on from a messy launch and become a viable left-wing challenger to the governing Labour Party.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Why the UK’s 2025 budget has Rachel Reeves facing an ‘impossible trilemma’list 2 of 3UK unveils significant tax rises in budget after ‘shambolic’ forecast leaklist 3 of 3‘I am a terrorist’, UK activists release video to support Palestine Actionend of list“As a party, we’ve got to come together and be united because division and disunity will not serve the interests of the people that we want to represent,” Corbyn told the conference in the northwestern English city of Liverpool.A few hours later, a spokesperson for Sultana said that she would not enter the conference hall on Saturday in protest at one of her supporters being denied entry to the event and several others being expelled from the party over alleged membership of the far-left Socialist Workers Party.Delegates are seen before a speech by Jeremy Corbyn [AFP]“I’m disappointed to see on the morning of our founding conference, people who have travelled from all over the country, spent a lot of money on their train fare, on hotels, on being able to participate in this conference, being told that they have been expelled,” she told UK’s Press Association news agency.“That is a culture that is reminiscent of the Labour Party, how there were witch hunts on the eve of conference, how members were treated with contempt.”Corbyn, 76, and Sultana, 32, both former Labour MPs, have been in frequent dispute since they announced the party in July.

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