Freshly elected left-wing leader Jeremy Corbyn announces formation of a new political party within the UK
Jeremy Corbyn, the former Labour leader, has announced the launch of a new left-wing political party in the UK. The party, currently known as Your Party, was officially founded on July 24, 2025, and is poised to challenge the centrist trajectory of the Labour Party under Keir Starmer.
The new party, co-founded by Corbyn and former Labour MP Zarah Sultana, positions itself as a left-wing party rooted in communities, trade unions, and social movements. It advocates for a mass redistribution of wealth and power, opposition to arms sales to Israel, and support for an independent Palestine.
The party's platform emphasizes radical redistribution of wealth and power, ending all arms sales to Israel, support for a free and independent Palestine, community-led politics, opposition to systemic inequality and poverty, and connection with trade unions and social movements.
The name "Your Party" was initially used as an interim, grassroots-driven title. The final naming and structure will be decided democratically by members at an inaugural conference expected in the autumn of 2025.
This new party is active in the UK political platform, registering significant grassroots interest, and seeks to revive the left-wing tradition that Corbyn represented during his leadership of Labour between 2015 and 2020.
It's important to note that Keir Starmer, who succeeded Corbyn as Labour leader in 2020, has been forced into a series of U-turns by his own lawmakers and has struggled to maintain unity among Labour lawmakers. Starmer won a landslide election victory a year ago, but one of his U-turns was on welfare reform, which left his authority severely dented.
Jeremy Corbyn, who is 76 years old, led Labour to election defeats in 2017 and 2019. Corbyn was suspended from Labour in 2020 after being found to have allowed anti-Jewish prejudice to spread within Labour while he was leader. Corbyn claimed opponents had exaggerated the scale of antisemitism in Labour for "political reasons." However, he was re-elected to Parliament last year as an independent.
Corbyn is a longtime supporter of Palestinians and a critic of Israel. He did not confirm the news of the new party earlier this month. The party's website is located at yourparty.uk.
The long-dominant Labour and Conservative parties now have challengers on both left and right, including the environmentalist Green Party and hard-right Reform UK. The potential for this new party to further fragment British politics remains to be seen.
- The new party, Your Party, aims to challenge the centrist trajectory of the Labour Party under Keir Starmer.
- Your Party, co-founded by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana, advocates for a radical redistribution of wealth and power.
- They are against all arms sales to Israel and support an independent Palestine.
- The party emphasizes community-led politics, opposition to systemic inequality and poverty, and connection with trade unions and social movements.
- The final name and structure of the party will be decided democratically by its members at an upcoming conference.
- Keir Starmer, the current Labour leader, has faced criticism and several U-turns since taking over in 2020.
- One of Starmer's U-turns was on welfare reform, which has dented his authority among Labour lawmakers.
- Jerusalem Corbyn, despite being suspended from Labour in 2020, was re-elected to Parliament last year as an independent.
- Corbyn is known for his longtime support of Palestinians and criticism of Israel.
- Besides Your Party, the environmentalist Green Party and hard-right Reform UK also present challenges to the long-dominant Labour and Conservative parties.
- News of this new party has sparked a debate about the potential fragmentation of British politics, given the increased number of challengers on both left and right.
