“Our movement is a movement for environmental justice, equality and sustainability,” said the former leader of the centre-left Labor Party. The formation of the new party, now called Your Party, was announced in July by Corbyn and another former Labor member, 32-year-old Zarah Sultana.
But the run-up to the founding congress was chaotic, with numerous internal struggles that were fought out in public. On Saturday, Corbyn called on his supporters to close ranks, because “divisiveness does not serve the interests of the people we want to represent.”
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During the conference, the participants must decide on a final name. They must also decide whether the party will have one leader or some form of collective governance.
Since the parliamentary elections won by Labor in July 2024 and brought Keir Starmer to power, a complete reorganization of the political landscape has been underway in the United Kingdom. The Liberals, Greens and the anti-immigration party Reform UK are gaining popularity.
Under Starmer, Labor moved more towards the political center, which has disenchanted part of the left-wing electorate. Corbyn was suspended by Labor in 2020 for allegedly doing too little to combat anti-Semitism in the party, which he has always denied.