{"id":25442,"date":"2026-02-26T16:45:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T16:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=25442"},"modified":"2026-02-26T16:45:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T16:45:27","slug":"corbyn-to-be-your-party-parliamentary-leader-as-sultana-joins-leadership-committee-your-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=25442","title":{"rendered":"Corbyn to be Your Party parliamentary leader as Sultana joins leadership committee | Your Party"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jeremy Corbyn is to become the de facto leader of Your Party, after an election in which his rival Zarah Sultana<\/a> was also voted on to the party\u2019s leadership committee.<\/p>\n

The former Labour leader\u2019s allies declared victory immediately after the vote in which Corbyn-backed candidates took 14 of the 24 available places on the party\u2019s central executive committee (CEC). Sultana-backed candidates took seven of the seats and three went to independents.<\/p>\n

Your Party, which has a collective leadership model and will be led by the CEC, announced that 25,347 people had voted out of a potential 40,985 verified members, a 61% turnout.<\/p>\n

Corbyn, who will become the parliamentary leader of the party, said it was time for the \u201creal work\u201d to begin and that the movement had to come together to defeat \u201cthe fear, divisiveness and racism of Reform\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am delighted that members have voted for a mass, socialist party that takes the fight to Starmer and Farage,\u201d he said. \u201cNow, the real work begins. We have a precious opportunity to unite our movement around a bold vision for this country \u2013 one that creates a more caring, equal and peaceful world for all. I look forward to working with all members to make this vision a reality.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/svg><\/span>Sultana has fallen out with Corbyn on a number of issues in the past six months. <\/span> Photograph: Murdo MacLeod\/The Guardian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Despite the decision to govern the party using a collective leadership model, the election has widely been seen as a battle for its future, with different visions having been offered by the co-founders Corbyn and Sultana<\/a>. Both put forward a \u201cslate\u201d of candidates, with Corbyn\u2019s \u201cThe Many\u201d slate seeking to appeal to a ?? broader coalition of leftwing voters and \u201ccampaign on the big issues\u201d, such as the cost of living and Palestine.<\/p>\n

Sultana\u2019s \u201cGrassroots Left\u201d slate offered a narrower ideological vision, emphasising the need for \u201cmaximum member democracy\u201d, and warned against the danger of \u201cLabour 2.0\u201d if Corbyn\u2019s camp won. Candidates with no affiliation also stood, with some complaining that independent voices had been crowded out by the two big names.<\/p>\n

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After the result, there was little sign of an end to the conflict that has dogged the party, with Sultana\u2019s Grassroots Left issuing a statement warning there must be \u201cno more witch-hunts or stitch-ups\u201d and calling for the reinstatement of its members who had been expelled.<\/p>\n

Sultana, who has fallen out with Corbyn on a number of issues in the past six months including over the launch of Your Party and the gathering of funds from a membership portal, said that while her Grassroots Left slate had not secured \u201cthe result we hoped for\u201d it had \u201csent a clear message\u201d.<\/p>\n

She added: \u201cNow is the time to work together. The stakes are too high. With fascism growling at the door, we must take the fight to the country on the cost of living crisis, the housing emergency, the climate emergency and in standing firmly against genocide and injustice wherever it occurs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sultana said she remained committed to \u201cbuilding a socialist, anti-imperialist, anti-Zionist party\u201d, adding: \u201cThe work continues \u2013 together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sources close to Sultana said she had no intention of quitting the party despite Corbyn\u2019s victory. \u201cShe will stay and fight,\u201d they said. \u201cShe\u2019ll be fighting with the other seven women that have been elected from Grassroots Left to make sure that the party is as democratic as it can be and to give as much power to the members as \u2018The Many\u2019 will allow.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 24-person CEC \u2013 on which 20 women will sit \u2013 will decide who takes the roles of chair, deputy chair, secretary, treasurer, political officer and spokesperson. After months of public spats, rows over money, accusations of sexism and rifts over policy and direction, Your Party is hoping to turn a page on the controversies that have beset it since its launch in July last year.<\/p>\n

Following the result former Your Party MP Adnan Hussain said he was \u201cdelighted\u201d at Corbyn\u2019s victory, though he stopped short of saying he would rejoin the party. \u201c\u2018The results clearly demonstrate members\u2019 trust in his leadership and vision for the party, the same vision which inspired me to join the project,\u201d he said. \u201cI wish him the best of luck in putting into action his vision for a mass movement for the many.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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