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Zarah Sultana Has said that your party “can win power”, Despite the turbulent beginnings of the New Left movement,
Ms Sultana, who founded the party Former Labor leader Jeremy Corbyntold BBC She sees it as a “10, 20, 30-year project”, as the party has been dogged by internal disputes since its inception.
talking to the broadcaster political thinking podcast, Coventry South MP – the one who left Labor To set up the party earlier this year – said: “I’m in Politics Because of the desire to improve people’s lives, and that means winning state power, it means actually running the government.
“We are building a party of the left that can win power and deliver justice.”
Since its founding in the summer the party has faced controversies over leadership, funding and what it will be called. Yet the outfit has attracted thousands of sign-ups.
Ms Sultana told the same podcast that she was advocating for it to be known as “the Left” or “the Left Party”. The name is expected to be chosen by the members.
“I don’t think he will move to the Left party despite my strong advocacy,” Ms Sultana said.
“And I will obviously support whatever decision members make. But I think it’s incredibly important to embrace our politics and be proud of the fact that we are on the left as socialists, and then go out and knock on doors and deliver that vision.”
Ms Sultana and Mr Corbyn briefly appeared to be at loggerheads following a dispute over the party membership system last month, when Ms Sultana sent an email from your party’s account inviting supporters to become paid members, apparently without Mr Corbyn’s support.
This led to a furious row between the pair, with Ms Sultana claiming she had Subject to the “Sexist Boys Club”,
Threats of legal action were withdrawn and politicians reconciled, but the incident exposed divisions in the party.
Following the controversy, Mr Corbyn admitted the party had “not done itself proud”.
Launching an “official” membership portal in late September, he posted a video message and said: “We’ve had some tough days this past week, as you’re no doubt very aware. And to be honest, we haven’t covered ourselves in glory.
“But what is most important is this: we all agree about the plans for the conference and the roadmap to get there.”
He added: “People desperately want a real alternative, a chance for an alternative to poverty, war and injustice.”
This episode came after a series of Question on party launch And then his name.
When Ms Sultana resigned from Labour, she said she was setting up a new organization with the former Islington North MP, but Mr Corbyn later appeared unwilling to formally announce the move.
It was launched with “Website”.yourparty.ukBut Ms Sultana then said, “It’s not called your party.” The term has since been used as a holdover name until the formal title is settled.
A founding conference is scheduled to be held in Liverpool in November.