Jeremy Corbyn set to be Your Party parliamentary chief after main vote
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was elected to one of four public office holder positions – folowing a founding process overshadowed by toxic rows and legal threats
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn(Image: Getty Images)
Jeremy Corbyn is set to become the parliamentary leader of the new left-wing Your Party.
The former Labour leader was today elected to one of four public office holder positions on the party’s executive – folowing a founding process overshadowed by toxic rows and legal threats.
Ex-Labour MP Zarah Sultana, who boycotted the first day of the party’s inaugural conference in November last year, was also elected to one of the positions. Last year the party’s members voted to have a 24-strong central executive committee (CEC) to lead the party for an initial 21 months – rather than a single leader.
In results declared on Thursday, Mr Corbyn’s slate – ‘The Many’ – won 14 out of 24 of the positions – double the seven seats secured by Ms Sultana’s supporters. It means Mr Corbyn is now likely to be named as the party’s parliamentary leader as it seeks to move on from the infighting that has plagued its foundation.
Former Labour MP Laura Smith, who served on Mr Corbyn’s shadow front bench in 2018, was also elected as one of the party’s four public office holders. Some 25,347 of Your Party’s 40,985 verified members voted in the election – a 61% turnout.
Mr Corbyn responded to the results, saying: “We have no time to waste. Let’s get to work.” Mr Corbyn, who stood down as Labour leader in 2020, pledged to work with all members of Your Party to implement a “bold vision” for the UK after his supporters secured control of the party’s leadership committee.
In a statement, he said: “I am delighted that members have voted for a mass, socialist party that takes the fight to Starmer and Farage. Now, the real work begins. We have a precious opportunity to unite our movement around a bold vision for this country – 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.
“We are at a dangerous moment. The fear, divisiveness and racism of Reform should not be appeased. It must be opposed. There is only one way we will defeat them: by working together under a common cause of redistribution and peace. Together, we can provide hope to those who are fed up with inequality, disempowered by poverty and disgusted by war – and build a society that cares for each other and cares for all.”
