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Could 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.
- Following the launch a few weeks ago, Jeremy Corbyn confirmed 200,000 sign-ups for updates, highlighting early momentum.
- At the moment, the co-leaders failed to coordinate on events; they did not appear together at major rallies or press conferences, highlighting ongoing organizational issues.
- In membership figures, the new party now leads Reform UK, with 230,000 signups, said Zarah Sultana.
- More In Common poll of around 2,000 Britons shows 10% support for Corbyn's new party, indicating a potential electoral threat.
- Next year's Holyrood elections are the target for readiness, as the party aims to be operational by then, despite coordination issues.
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The revenge of the left
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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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