Your Party, the political party co-founded by “anti-Zionist-not-antisemite” Jeremy Corbyn, seems to be imploding and I am here for it:
Zarah Sultana has boycotted the first day of Your Party’s inaugural conference, throwing the party’s first official gathering into chaos amid disagreements with co-founder Jeremy Corbyn over how the party should be run.
Corbyn confirmed to journalists on Saturday that he preferred a single leader and is likely to stand for the role but Sultana said she would vote for collective leadership and that she did not believe parties should be run by “sole personalities”.
In a sign of further division within the fledgling movement, a spokesperson for Sultana said she would not be entering the conference hall on Saturday in solidarity with delegates who were expelled over links to other leftwing parties, describing the process as a “witch-hunt”.
The Guardian understands Sultana will run against Corbyn if members decide to elect one leader. Delegates in Liverpool will choose between electing a sole leader or a collective of lay members – those not already serving as MPs or councillors.
The party has been beset by infighting since plans for it were first announced in July after Sultana announced her defection from Labour, saying she and Corbyn would co-lead a new political organisation. Allies of Corbyn were quick to brief that a final decision had not been made.
The pair appeared to strike a fragile peace, with Sultana likening their relationship to that of Noel and Liam Gallagher. Corbyn said on Saturday that he would “probably favour the single leadership model” but would “live with whatever [members] decide on”.
However, her decision to skip the first day of proceedings is likely to go down badly with Corbyn and his aides. It is understood that one of her supporters, James Giles, a councillor in Kingston, was barred from entering the conference centre. Other members were expelled on Friday over alleged membership of the Socialist Workers party.
Corbyn told journalists on Saturday that entry to Your Party was granted on the condition members were not aligned with other parties registered with the Electoral Commission.
He added: “The Socialist Workers party is registered with the Electoral Commission, therefore it is another party. I think to call it a purge is a bit of exaggeration quite honestly.”
It was later clarified that the Socialist Workers party is not registered with the Electoral Commission.
A spokesperson for Sultana said: “Zarah met members outside conference and condemned the recent expulsions. This witch-hunt is indefensible. We must build a party that welcomes all socialists.
If that wasn’t enough to get you munching on popcorn, the following video from the gathering – showing Corbyn being verbally attacked for not being anti-Israel enough – should do it:
This video of Corbyn being confronted at a Your Party meeting for not being anti Zionist enough is quite something, exasperated he says "I'm fed up with being painted into a corner of being seen as a pro Zionist" then says "what do you think I've been doing with my life?" only to… pic.twitter.com/HVuHZvV2Xs
— Marc Goldberg (@MarcGoldberg111) November 29, 2025
Meanwhile, it seems Jeremy Corbyn cannot bring himself to call Zarah Sultana a “friend”:
Jeremy Corbyn has declined to say his Your Party co-founder Zarah Sultana is a friend as supporters of the new grouping gather in Liverpool.
Speaking to Sky News on the eve of the conference, Mr Corbyn acknowledged “stresses and strains” in the set-up of the party but said it had become “a lot better in the last few days and weeks and we’re going to get through this weekend”.
The former Labour leader has publicly clashed with Ms Sultana, the MP for Coventry South, over the launch and structure of the new party.
Asked if they were friends, Mr Corbyn said they were “colleagues in parliament, and we obviously communicate and so on”.
Maybe if she actively engaged in terrorism, that could change.
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