Your Party splits as 250 members form Socialist Federation
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According to a Guardian opinion column by Zoe Williams, Your Party officially split last weekend, with 250 members voting to create a new leftwing party called the Socialist Federation. Neither Jeremy Corbyn nor Zarah Sultana represent this new faction, and both remain in Your Party. The column states that many of the 250 members are part of “Grassroots Left,” Sultana’s faction, but she has no role in the new party and is still technically a Your Party MP. Corbyn’s faction, “The Many,” has held control of Your Party since he was elected its parliamentary leader by the executive committee in March. Two independent MPs who originally supported Your Party, Adnan Hussain and Iqbal Mohamed, have quit, while two others, Shockat Adam and Ayoub Khan, remain. The column notes that disputes within the party have been public since before it had a name, including disagreements over data from 800,000 early sign-ups and ideological differences on trans rights and language around Israel and Gaza.
What’s reported
Your Party officially split last weekend, with 250 members voting to start the Socialist Federation.
Neither Jeremy Corbyn nor Zarah Sultana represent the new faction; both remain in Your Party.
Many of the 250 members are part of “Grassroots Left,” Sultana’s faction, but she has no role in the new party.
Corbyn’s faction, “The Many,” has controlled Your Party since he was elected parliamentary leader by the executive committee in March.
Two independent MPs who originally supported Your Party, Adnan Hussain and Iqbal Mohamed, have quit.
Two independent MPs, Shockat Adam and Ayoub Khan, remain with Your Party.
Disputes have been public since before the party had a name, including over 800,000 early sign-ups and data.
Contested issues include trans rights and language around Israel and Gaza.
Open questions
The column does not specify the exact ideological differences between the factions beyond trans rights and language around Israel and Gaza.
Key figures
Jeremy Corbyn, Your Party MP and leader of “The Many” faction
Zarah Sultana, Your Party MP and leader of “Grassroots Left” faction
Adnan Hussain, independent MP who quit Your Party
Iqbal Mohamed, independent MP who quit Your Party
Shockat Adam, independent MP who remains with Your Party
Ayoub Khan, independent MP who remains with Your Party
Zoe Williams, Guardian columnist
Sources: The Guardian
