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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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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