Jeremy Corbyn has given a ‘wide-ranging’ interview with Tribune magazine, in which he discusses everything from “his hopes for the new Left party” to “coalition building“and his “determination to overcome sectarianism on the way to forging a truly democratic form of modern socialism“. Right. In any case, Zarah Sultana’s name is not mentioned once…
Corbyn does at least acknowledge the potential “disagreements” that may emerge, as they always do:
“I am a believer in the power of unity through democracy. Yes, this new party is going to generate disagreements and divides. We should be open and honest about them, and rely on democratic institutions to work through them in a constructive and productive way.”
Guido has previously reported on the teething problems within the Corbyn-Sultana Your Party project, other than the name. Corbyn insists he doesn’t want “endless battles over who is on what national committee”. Good luck…
Former North of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll looks to have abandoned the far-left splinter party he set up just a few months ago. Oh no! Anyway…
In the “Who we are” section of the new Your Party Corbyn/Sultana website it is explained: “For donation processing, MoU Operations Ltd (Company number 16359847) acts as the data controller. MoU Operations Ltd is responsible for collecting and processing personal data associated with donations made via this website and any related financial transactions.” Jamie Driscoll is one of the three directors of MOU Operations Ltd…
So Driscoll is the data controller for Corbyn’s new operation. Interesting seeing as he set up a party of his own in December of 2024 with some fanfare – it even fielded a candidate in the locals. The “Majority” party is also fully registered with the Electoral Commission – something that can’t be said for Corbyn’s outfit. Driscoll can presumably help with that now he’s parked his own nascent party…
The president of Colombia has endorsed his old friend Jeremy Corbyn and Your Party. Get it on the pamphlets…
President since 2022 Gustavo Petro is known in South America for his former membership of murderous communist guerilla organisation M-19. His disapproval rating is currently sitting at around 60% – higher even than Starmer…
Corbyn has long expressed admiration for Petro. In a tweet Petro says Jezza is a “friend of Colombian progressivism” and of a Your Party victory: “Humanity needs that result.” Unfortunately there are some issues with Petro’s endorsement:
Este resultado le daría la victoria en Reino Unido a Jeremy Corbin, amigo personal del progresismo colombiano, y su partido “Su Fiesta” seguido del Partido laborista, los conservadores de últimas.
La humanidad necesita ese resultado. pic.twitter.com/NhbanFzyyE
— Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) August 7, 2025
The president has confused a poll in Starmer’s constituency with voting intention for the whole of Westminster. He also refers to Your Party as “Su Fiesta.” Guido reckons even non-Spanish speaking co-conspirators can work out what’s gone wrong there. Did they not do much literacy work in the guerrilla camp?
Guido hears the teething problems within the Corbyn-Sultana Your Party project continue. Other than sparring over the name of the party itself and whether Corbyn was even joining it in the first place, issues remain over the group’s leadership and mission. Who does what, what’s this all for, how does it work…
Sources say Team Corbyn is in charge of the website and data handling. On policy, Sultana’s allies are keen to promote a broader ideological agenda on LGBT rights and so on, while Comrade Corbyn wants to focus on Gaza, “nationalising everything” and inequality. The Corbyn side of things is run mostly via WhatsApp.
Likewise, Sultana is interested in a centralised party with a traditional membership structure and a clear policy agenda; Corbyn wanted a more grassroots, ‘community led’ group. Which might explain his initial reluctance to publicly throw his weight behind his comrade…
Corbyn is making bullish noises when it comes to co-operation between his new party and Starmer’s rebellious backbench MPs. Owen Jones (40) sat down with Jeremy Corbyn for an interview yesterday to talk about his new party. Name to be determined at its founding conference in November…
Aside from some Starmer bashing, Corbyn said that after a year of “insipid, weak, unmemorable” and “worse than expected” Labour government, backbenchers are quietly coming to find him to say “you’re doing the right thing.” Having previously treated him as if he had the “bubonic plague” when Starmer first entered office…
On whether Labour MPs and ex-Labour turned Independent MPs would join his party he said:
“Are they going to come over tomorrow? No. But are they going to work with us? Yeah. So we are therefore a force in parliament for social justice and we work with Rachael Maskell with John McDonald and others opposing the two child benefit cap etc.”
Jones will be disappointed to hear his mission to unite the Corbyn party with the Greens has already hit a roadblock, with Corbyn confirming there would not be an alliance. The fractured left providing yet another headache for No10…
With the rate at which splinter left-wing movements are spawning some are at risk of becoming even less relevant. Owen Jones is trying his best…
Co-conspirators may remember that Jones left Labour last March to front the new campaign group We Deserve Better which said it would back “socialist candidates” regardless of party to support “transformative policies.” You guessed it: “taxing the rich to fund public services, backing public ownership, tackling the climate crisis and opposing war crimes in Gaza”…
Jones’ group has responded to the launch of the new Corbyn-Sultana party by calling for socialist unity:
“It’s clear there’s a huge hunger out there for a progressive alternative, and a big opportunity for the Left – but to win, we must unite. That means Greens, Independents and the new left party working together, with unified candidates. United, we can win seats from Birmingham to Bristol, London to Liverpool; divided, we risk losing them. United, we can win mayoralties and councils; divided, we may fall short. Unity is the key. To that end, we will now focus our efforts on securing an electoral alliance of the Left. We will pull every available lever to ensure a pact is in place as soon as possible. We urge all those who believe in the unity of the left to support this campaign, and donate to help make it a reality.”
It also boasts about having 200,000 supporters – Corbyn has more than doubled that in a matter of days. Owen himself says: “To win under first-past-the-post, the Left must be united. That must mean electoral pacts between the new party and the Greens.” We Deserve Better is taking its self-appointed role seriously by asking for more cash from supporters to get the “cutting-edge digital campaigning resources we need to make this campaign a success.” Not that it got any coverage…
Robert Jenrick on the Today programme:
“Can you now give a guarantee to your listeners this morning that no BBC presenter in the future will be exposed as a paedophile, as a number have been in the recent past? No, of course you can’t…”