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Blow For Jeremy Corbyn As Your Party Members Say He Can’t Run For Leader

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Jeremy Corbyn has suffered a major blow after his new party’s rank-and-file rejected his bid to become its leader.

Members of the left-wing Your Party voted narrowly against having a single elected leader, opting instead for a collective model that put a committee of activists in charge.

Corbyn had previously said he backed the “sole leader” model and would stand for the position.

The collective model was supported by former Labour MP Zarah Sultana, who is engaged in a bitter power struggle with Corbyn and his supporters.

She said: Together, we’re building a new socialist party – radically democratic and powered by a mass movement. This party will be led by its members, not MPs.”

A Your Party spokesperson said the vote “shows that we really are doing politics differently: from the bottom up, not the top down”.

The new party’s inaugural conference in Liverpool has highlighted the deep splits within the organisation even before it is properly up and running.

Sultana, who sits as an independent MP after losing the Labour whip last year, boycotted the first day of the conference following the expulsion of a number of members said to also belong to the Socialist Workers Party.

She claimed they were the victims of a “witch hunt” by Corbyn supporters.

The Coventry South MP is still due to give a speech in the main conference hall on Sunday afternoon as scheduled.

Corbyn will close the conference by announcing the result of a ballot on the new party’s formal name, with members choosing between Your Party, Our Party, Popular Alliance and For The Many.

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Jeremy Corbyn Will Be Taking To The Stage With A Very Unexpected Role This Winter

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The independent MP for Islington North, who is in the process of setting up a new party currently known only as Your Party and setting up its first ever conference next month, will also swap the Commons for the stage in honour of the festive season.

He will perform as the ‘Wizard of Oz-lington’ in a drag production of Wicked Witches, making an onscreen cameo in the north London play.

Corbyn’s spokesperson told HuffPost UK: “The Pleasance has been at the heart of our community for 30 years, and local theatre like this deserves our support.

“Panto brings people together – it’s fun, inclusive and a brilliant celebration of creativity. It’s a pleasure to conjure up a little festive magic with the Pleasance in their 30th year.

“Local theatre is where the real wizardry happens – sparking imagination and spreading a bit of joy.”

Head of the theatre at Pleasance London, Ellie Simpson, said: “Jeremy’s as much a part of Islington as the Yellow Brick Road is of Oz – so who better to play the Wizard of Oz-lington?

“His cameo adds a touch of local sparkle to our wickedly funny festive panto, which marks Pleasance’s first in over 20 years and raises the curtain on our 30th anniversary celebrations.”

Meanwhile the theatre said: “This Wicked-inspired pantomime Wicked Witches – A Popular Panto! will whisk audiences down the Yellow Brick (Caledonian) Road for a gloriously camp Christmas spectacular, packed with cabaret, pop parody and plenty of laughs for those young and old alike. Expect soaring vocals, sparkly spells, and more sass than you can shake a wand at.”

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Blow To Labour As Reform Voters Prefer Jeremy Corbyn To Keir Starmer On Almost Every Metric

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Reform UK voters generally prefer Jeremy Corbyn to Keir Starmer, a surprising new poll has found.

As first reported by Novara Media, a survey of 2,000 UK adults – conducted by Merlin Strategy over the weekend – showed Reform voters believe the former Labour leader has better qualities than the current prime minister.

The poll showed 65% of respondents think Corbyn was more authentic, 67% said he was for working people, 57% think he was hardworking, 64% believe he’s honest and 54% say he’s intelligent.

A further 70% said they believe Corbyn makes radical decisions, 64% say he is principled, 69% say he represents change, 62% say he’s strong and 59% say he’s trustworthy.

And, crucially, 61% said they believe the Islington North MP understands “people like me”.

Starmer won on only one metric – he’s seen as better on the world stage than Corbyn.

However, the poll did not show whether or not this would push Farage supporters to actually vote for Corbyn’s new party.

Still, the research will be a real blow to the Labour government, considering it has moved away from hard-left policies touted by figures like Corbyn, in favour of winning back Reform voters.

The right-wing populist party has soared in popularity over the last year and now consistently leads in opinion polls by a healthy margin – despite having just four MPs.

So the government has been trying to win back that support.

Labour’s political director Claire Reynolds even told the party’s MPs in May that Reform UK voters are “our people”, but they’re just “pissed off” with the government right now.

It’s well-known that Starmer’s increasingly hardline anti-immigration policies have failed to cut through to Farage’s growing body of supporters – as Reform UK currently have a seven-point lead on Labour.

However, it will rub salt in the wound to know that Corbyn, Starmer’s predecessor who was expelled from the party over a row related to antisemitism, is more respected than the prime minister.

Starmer has tried to present it as a major strength that he moved Labour away from Corbyn’s policies after the party’s disastrous performance in the 2019 general election.

But, the Islington North MP is now setting up his own left-wing party – which is yet to be named – and already has 500,000 sign-ups expressing interest.

Zarah Sultana, a suspended Labour MP who quit the party to join Corbyn’s new group, told Novara Media that Starmer’s “spent years chasing Reform voters, echoing their rhetoric, even mimicking Enoch Powell. And for what? They still prefer Jeremy Corbyn.”

Corbyn himself told the outlet: “The Labour government is here to appease Reform. We are here to defeat Reform.”

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Is It Accurate To Say Corbyn’s Group Is Now The Biggest Political Party In The UK?

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Supporters of Jeremy Corbyn’s new left-wing group have repeatedly claimed that it is now the largest political party in the UK.

As proof, they have enthusiastically pointed to the 500,000 people who have signed up to the group since the Islington North MP announced the party last week.

That is, by any means, a staggering number – but it’s worth remembering one key thing: these are free sign-ups, not paid members.

While the yourparty.uk website does have a page for donations, the homepage promises to “update you on news, activities and ways to get involved” as long as you provide your name, email, phone number and postcode.

Nowhere in the terms and conditions does it say this now means you are a member of the new party.

The group, which is less than a week old, does not appear to have a system set up to deal with membership yet.

But, 500,000 sign-ups undoubtedly suggests a huge amount of interest in the group, even if it does not have an official name yet.

That number also eclipses the number of members who pay to be part of the other main political parties in Westminster.

Labour, for instance, had an estimated 309,000 members as of February this year, according to LabourList.

The standard rate to be a Labour leader is around £5.88 per month.

There are also around 131,00 Tory members, according to the Spectator, and they pay roughly £3.50 a month.

Reform UK charges just over £2 a month but does have different membership options available. The party claims to have 309,000 members.

Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats say they have more than 90,000 members, with the annual fee starting at £15 per year (£1.25 per month).

Novara Media reported that the Green Party has an estimated 65,000 members, with the standard rate of membership costing £5 per month.

However, despite this clear difference between his sign-ups and other party membership, many of Corbyn’s backers have proudly proclaimed the unnamed party to be the largest one in the country already…

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How much screen time is the BBC going to give Jeremy Corbyn now he has more party members than Nigel Farage?

— BladeoftheSun (@BladeoftheS) July 27, 2025

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How much screen time is the BBC going to give Jeremy Corbyn now he has more party members than Nigel Farage?

— BladeoftheSun (@BladeoftheS) July 27, 2025

Some have even suggested the amount of interest in the pro-Gaza group has motivated Labour prime minister Keir Starmer to host an emergency cabinet meeting on the Palestine territory…

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In 72 hours 500,000 have signed up for membership in a new Corbyn/Sultana initiated party.

Cue Starmer calling an emergency cabinet meeting on Gaza. https://t.co/clJxfQLG2S

— Simon Black (@_SimonBlack) July 27, 2025

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In 72 hours 500,000 have signed up for membership in a new Corbyn/Sultana initiated party.

Cue Starmer calling an emergency cabinet meeting on Gaza. https://t.co/clJxfQLG2S

— Simon Black (@_SimonBlack) July 27, 2025