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‘Oh Jeremy Corbyn’ đŸŽ” đŸŽ¶ and Zarah Sultana have confirmed the launch of their new political party today!

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FriedGreenTomatoes2 Thu 24-Jul-25 13:45:32

It’s up and running today. The name of the new party hasn’t been announced yet.

This just now in the Telegraph:

“The former Labour leader and his fellow now-independent MP said it was “time for a new kind of political party” in a statement today.

The pair have invited voters to sign up to the Left-wing faction via the website yourparty.uk, although The Telegraph understands the new project will not be called Your Party and that its name is to be confirmed.

It comes after Mr Corbyn told activists that the new movement would be established in time to fight Labour nationwide at the local elections in May next year.

In a joint statement, Mr Corbyn and Ms Sultana said: “It’s time for a new political party. One that belongs to you. The system is rigged.”

Well well.
It will split the Labour vote for sure. Starmer won’t be happy.

JenniferEccles Fri 25-Jul-25 09:55:40

You’ve got to hand it to Corbyn, haven’t you?
The old goat just never knows when to give up, despite repeated rejections of his loopy leftist policies, here he is again, raring to go!

Whoever said politics is boring?
It will be such fun to see who jumps ship.
Starmer?!!

LizzieDrip Fri 25-Jul-25 09:32:48

Iam64

I’m with Casdon in concluding Starmer won’t be sorry to see this group leave the LP.

Same!

If they don’t like what their own party is doing, they will now have somewhere to go instead of just agitating.

I’m sure KS won’t miss them!

I wonder how many of them will suddenly decide they quite like being in the party of governmentđŸ€”

Iam64 Fri 25-Jul-25 07:52:15

I’m with Casdon in concluding Starmer won’t be sorry to see this group leave the LP.

Allira Thu 24-Jul-25 22:58:32

Oreo

Casdon

I thought maybe FreeForm would be a good name for the party, it would be descriptive of the role it would have, and confusing and irritating if we had Reform and FreeForm, which would be fun.

😂
Isn’t it a Tena Lady product tho?đŸ€­

I think they're called Bodyform 😁

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Thu 24-Jul-25 22:53:44

I never thought of it like that Casdon.

I think The Fruit & Nut Party moniker will stick. It’s what the bookies were calling it 2 days ago.

Jezbollah is another runner.

Casdon Thu 24-Jul-25 22:40:43

FriedGreenTomatoes2

Whatever they decide to call the new party, a load of Labour voters will defect to them - giving each of them 10% of the vote and holing both of them below the waterline I suspect.

Starmer will not be amused.

On the contrary, he personally will be pleased I think, he would rather they were outside than inside, with the noise and distraction they create, it’s been coming for a long time.

Casdon Thu 24-Jul-25 22:37:26

I don’t know Oreo, but I’ve heard of it as a brainstorming app for creatives, it’s on my iPad.

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Thu 24-Jul-25 22:34:15

Whatever they decide to call the new party, a load of Labour voters will defect to them - giving each of them 10% of the vote and holing both of them below the waterline I suspect.

Starmer will not be amused.

Oreo Thu 24-Jul-25 22:33:14

Casdon

I thought maybe FreeForm would be a good name for the party, it would be descriptive of the role it would have, and confusing and irritating if we had Reform and FreeForm, which would be fun.

😂
Isn’t it a Tena Lady product tho?đŸ€­

Allira Thu 24-Jul-25 22:33:12

FriedGreenTomatoes2

The Leftovers?

😂😂😂

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Thu 24-Jul-25 22:32:21

The Leftovers?

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Thu 24-Jul-25 22:31:44

Only launched this morning and at 140,000, already has more members than the tories!

Allira Thu 24-Jul-25 22:31:35

Well, that could confuse voters!!

Just imagine if one of those parties won: "I didn't vote for them" đŸ€”

Casdon Thu 24-Jul-25 22:29:55

I thought maybe FreeForm would be a good name for the party, it would be descriptive of the role it would have, and confusing and irritating if we had Reform and FreeForm, which would be fun.

Allira Thu 24-Jul-25 22:29:33

The Mavericks?

Oreo Thu 24-Jul-25 22:23:01

He should call the new Party, The Rebels as that’s essentially what they are.
Or The One Cause Party.

Oreo Thu 24-Jul-25 22:20:28

What’s he saying?

Allira Thu 24-Jul-25 22:19:40

Oh here we are, Jeremy's on the telly!

Allira Thu 24-Jul-25 22:19:08

TerriBull

Allira

Jeremy with the canine version of Boris.

Actually, Jeremy seems quite fond of dogs in all the photos online.

I think you ought to know Allira, the one and only important four legged creature in Jeremy's life was always El Gato that cat had a cult following equal only to Larry. Heaven knows why he appears to have veered off into the canine world for what I can see is merely a photo opportunity. You're either a cat or dog person, some say you can't be both hmm

Oh no, he's a cat person! 😯

I definitely can't vote for him now, I'm a dog person 😁

fancythat Thu 24-Jul-25 22:17:40

keeping quiet - Reform is just the Tory party re-named.

You think so?
Interesting.

Terribull - you mentioned not underestimating the Greens.
I have been expecting them to increase for it feels like a decade or more.
Hasnt happened in any significance.
You think they will soon?

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Thu 24-Jul-25 22:07:34

“I am 12 now and me and my mates all can't wait to vote for this party at the next general election”
. 😂

Your recognition of me made me laugh Casdon!

Anniebach Thu 24-Jul-25 22:07:08

Corbyn , “response calls are coming in 500 a minute “ !

winterwhite Thu 24-Jul-25 21:10:39

Can’t agree keepingquiet with what you say about two main parties. What do you mean “look what happened to the Greens, the Lib Dem’s”? Flourishing, both of them.

But I agree that JC only seems to campaign on issues that interest him, currently Palestine which may explain the rush of support.

I think KS will see this off without much difficulty.

Iam64 Thu 24-Jul-25 20:22:10

Good ! Go away Corbyn, Sultana and take Diane Abbot with you. Yes it may split the Labour vote and the LP a broad church but we don’t need disrupters

Allira Thu 24-Jul-25 20:08:37

The senior school he attended was a Voluntary Aided State Grammar School although I think it's a fee paying independent now.