Zarah Sultana and Jeremy Corbyn look to reconcile after tensions surrounding the membership platform of their new left-wing party, temporarily dubbed ‘Your Party.’
On 18 September, supporters of the party received an email offering a monthly membership offer of £5 a month or £55 a year.
This email was later referred to as “unauthorised” by Corbyn, whilst Sultana claims she had launched this platform “in line with the road maps” set out by party officials.
Sultana resigned from the Labour Party in July and announced, perhaps prematurely, that she and Corbyn would launch a new left-wing party.
In the wake of this membership confusion, Sultana claimed she had been the victim of a “sexist boys club”, claiming that the “gender balance committee” which was agreed upon had been blocked.
Corbyn came under fire for similar issues in 2016 during his Labour leadership. Jess Phillips expressed concern about “low-level misogyny in the Labour Party passing without comment.”
In preparation for the 2026 Scottish Parliamentary elections, Your Party is set to launch in Scotland. However, branches from Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen sent an open letter to Sultana and Corbyn in response to their clash over membership.
The letter read “Your Party doesn’t belong to MPs: it belongs to all of us… We must demand transparent leadership from those who seek to lead our movement.”
Sultana appears to be keen on resolving tensions and upholding transparency, posting on social media that she is “determined to reconcile and move forward” and will not pursue legal action.
Both leaders appear unified in a desire “to fix the crises in our society with a mass redistribution of wealth and power.” However, it is unclear whether they will be able to restore the faith of their supporters after faltering at the first hurdle.
“Jeremy Corbyn MP, Burston Strike Rally, Norfolk c 2001 or 2002” by sludgegulper is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.