Corbyn calls for ‘redistribution of wealth and power’ as he launches new party
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has launched a new political party.
The Independent MP for Islington North said in a statement that the “system is rigged” as he called for “mass redistribution of wealth and power”.
The new party is a joint venture with Coventry MP Zarah Sultana, but it has had a difficult launch process.
Ms Sultana said she was launching the party with Mr Corbyn earlier this month, but the former Labour leader appeared unready to announce the move.
And now there appears to be no agreement on the party’s name.
‘Your Party’
The movement has the website yourparty.uk, with a welcome message saying “this is your party” – but Ms Sultana said: “It’s not called Your Party.”
In a joint message announcing the new party, Mr Corbyn and Ms Sultana said: “It’s time for a new kind of political party. One that belongs to you.”
An inaugural conference will take place for members to “decide the party’s direction, the model of leadership and the policies that are needed to transform society”.
Adnan Hussain, the independent MP for Blackburn who was elected last summer, appeared to give his backing to the project, posting an image of Mr Corbyn’s and Ms Sultana’s statement on X adding “let’s do this”.
A Labour source said: “The electorate has twice given its verdict on a Jeremy Corbyn-led party.”
Mr Corbyn led the Labour Party from 2015 to 2020 before being suspended following a row over a report into antisemitism in the party.
He was expelled in 2024 and successfully contested the summer election as an Independent candidate.
Ms Sultana had the Labour whip withdrawn after rebelling against the Government to vote to scrap the two-child benefit cap shortly after the general election. She resigned her Labour membership in 2025.
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Hurray!
This is good for democracy whatever your politics. Hopefully London Labour will support it by changing the voting system to one that better supports smaller parties.
You would have thought that with the prospect of Reform winning a majority next time round with less than 30% of the vote would finally motivate Labour in actually getting rid of first past the post. But no.
Labour are not going to to change the electoral system. The only thing this party will be good for is Reform UK and the far-right
It’s difficult to imagine Reform getting a majority even under FPTP so it’s all about the coalition deal. Most of their support has come at the expense of the Cons so even together they’ll not have a majority. Corbyn’s new party becomes an alternative to Reform for those on the left wanting to break the duopoly, helping to keep Reform out of government. London Labour also benefits because more centrist voters will be comfortable backing them with the left-left in another party. Depending on the results, the coalition will be Lab/Lib/Green or Lab/Corbyn/Green meaning voters will have decided where the… Read more »
The only Westmonster polling with Corbyn’s party in it suggests that Reform would have a near 20% lead in the polls with 34% of the vote. Under a FPTP system Labour have a landslide with less that that.
As for “Corbyn’s new party becomes an alternative to Reform for those on the left wanting to break the duopoly”. I would politely suggest that there are very few potential Reform voters just looking for a left wing Corbyn led party to vote for.
There’s polling that says Reform can get the most votes but that’s totally different to getting a majority of seats. They might try to run as a minority government if they “win” but if everyone else votes against them they won’t last long or do very much real damage.
And assuming that everyone who votes Reform is a mini-Hitler doesn’t help. Another anti-establishment option will split Reform’s anti-establishment vote. Another “none of the above” option will split their “none of the above” vote.
Split the Left and let the Wrong one in.
The most recent opinion poll showed that support for Labour had slid to 15% and the not yet existing party that Jeremy Corbyn and Zara Sultana were rumoured to be about to launch was also polling at 15%. Since Labour’s slide appears to be unstoppable it’s quite likely that soon it will be Starmer and his lackeys who will be justifiably accused of splitting the Left vote.
Sean this new party led by 2 people who will have little cut through in the areas that Reform are doing well, Llanelli, Torfaen (do you think the people of Llanelli will now turn from Reform to a Zara Sultana led party?), will only assist Reform UK and will never rival the Labour Pry.
Labour has been split not by Corbyn but by Starmer who has suspended and expelled those who have opposed his right wing stance on everything from disability to Gaza.
But his so-called right-wing stance is why Labour is in power. A shift to the left ends that because most of the UK are small-c conservative. Corbyn proved that in 2019.
Starmer won the 2024 election because of the collapse of the Tory vote and the vagaries of first-past-the-post, not because he was popular. Labour obtained 9.7m votes in 2024 compared with 10.3m in 2019 and 12.9m in 2017, both under Corbyn.
Exactly.
This is insanity. Split the centre-left/left and let in the far-right Reform UK. Reform are over the moon about this and it could help them get power in Wales next year and with first past the post almost certainly in the next UK General Election.
This will also impact Plaid. Those left-wing voters not so bothered about an independent Wales, in particular in the east of Wales who are now thinking of voting Plaid will be tempted to vote for these Reform enablers.
Labour has been split not by Corbyn but by Starmer who has suspended and expelled those who have opposed his right wing stance on everything from disability to Gaza.
Corbyn voted against proscribing Al Qaeda as a terrorist organisation. Tells you all you need to know.
Tell the full story. This is what he voted against.
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2001-03-08a.438.4
“Redistribution of wealth and power” sounds good but if all they do is take wealth and plough it into pet projects then little or none of it will reach the poor who need more buying/spending power. This all sounds good but one can safely predict that its outcome will be no more beneficial than the promises of the other extreme.
Membership has already passed 230,000 which is more than Reform and of course more than the Tories. That’s after only two days of barebones info. Labour was last reported in February at 309,000 but has undoubtedly gone down since. This looks like the biggest political party in the making. Claims by voices on the right that Your Party is ‘confused’ and ‘chaotic’ are contradicted by a tightly focused statement of aims. Wealth tax, welfare, funding the NHS, environment, nationalised utilities. All policies polling at 70-80% popuarity. The Righties are confusing consultation with confusion. Oh and I think Your Party is… Read more »