Zarah Sultana reveals preference for name of new party
Asked in an interview with Novara Media what her preference for the name was, she said: 'This obviously will be chosen by the members in the most democratic way possible.
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'Everyone's got an opinion, I do too. I think it should be called 'The Left' or 'The Left Party', because it says what it is on the tin and I think that is something that I will that I will be pitching and I'm sure loads of people have an opinion.'
The name of the as-yet-unformed party has already sparked debate, after Sultana said on Twitter/X that it was not called 'Your Party'.
Zarah Sultana said last night that her preferred name for the new party is 'The Left Party'.
Would follow the likes of Vansterpartiet in Sweden, Die Linke in Germany and Left Alliance in Finland. pic.twitter.com/uSNlCdx4Yu — Aaron Bastani (@AaronBastani) July 29, 2025
The confusion followed the launch of the vehicle which is intended to form the new party, which is called Your Party.
The group has said it has received more than 500,000 sign-ups since its launch on Thursday. Not all of these will be paying members though there is an option to donate.
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It is associated with the Independent Alliance, a group of Muslim MPs and Corbyn which Sultana has since joined.
Sultana appeared to surprise Corbyn with the announcement a new party was coming earlier this month.
A poll released last month showed that a Corbyn-led party could expect to pick up 10% of the vote while another from earlier this week put the party on 15% – level with Keir Starmer's Labour Party.
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