Far-Left Everyone’s Party Faces Mass Exodus
The far-left Everyone’s Party, initiated by former Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, is struggling with internal disputes, prompting several members to depart and establish a new leftist faction.
This shift seems almost expected for Britain’s far left. The Leave Party, which Corbyn co-founded, appears to be experiencing a situation similar to what it previously inflicted on the Labor Party. Around 250 notable members are leaving to create a distinct left-wing party, which they are tentatively calling the Socialist League.
Many of those leaving are reportedly from the party’s “grassroots left wing,” associated with Coventry MP Zara Sultana. Interestingly, even though Sultana co-founded the Everyone’s Party with Corbyn, she has been publicly at odds with him for much of the past year.
According to a London news outlet, Sultana did not participate in the founding of the new group.
The Socialist League criticized Corbyn’s leadership on social media, alleging that the party had “squandered the vast potential of last summer’s 800,000 signatures” and dismissed a significant surge in grassroots socialist movements that followed.
The Socialist League intends to position itself as a party championing steadfast socialist values—one that neither Labor nor the Greens can claim—and seeks to empower working-class communities and workplaces.
This isn’t the first significant defection the Everyone’s Party has faced since its complicated beginnings with co-founders Adnan Hussain and Iqbal Mohamed. The organization faced scrutiny last year for fostering a “toxic culture” towards Muslim men within its ranks.
Members pointed out “a trend of factional behavior and gatekeeping” within the party leadership, which they claimed was rife with ongoing disputes.
It actually took a considerable amount of time for the party to settle on a name. Sultana previously suggested that the party should have embraced the label of a “left” party, similar to Germany’s Die Linke, which has ties to the old communist regime in East Germany.
Sultana has also voiced concerns about bias, asserting that Corbyn and other leaders behaved like a “sexist boys’ club.” This follows her establishment of an unofficial membership portal, through which she raised about £800,000 in donations. This situation ignited a prolonged legal struggle within the party, with some funds yet to be returned.
The ongoing disputes among Corbyn’s supporters have allowed the Greens, led by former hypnotist Zak Polanski, to attract disgruntled former Labor voters. They are shifting their focus from climate issues to a blend of far-left economic policies and pro-Gaza positions—both of which were integral to Corbyn’s agenda.
A spokesperson for Everyone’s Party commented on the recent departures, stating, “Our focus remains on building a broad-based democratic socialist party that can bring about meaningful change. Our priority is to support our members to organize within their communities and build a movement that can counter both this Labor government and the rising threat from the far right.”
