Your Party in Crisis: Independent MP Iqbal Mohamed has ditched the fledgling left-wing party co-founded by Jeremy Corbyn, claiming “false allegations and smears” forced his hand. Mohamed’s shock departure is the second high-profile exit in two weeks, raising fresh doubts over the party’s future ahead of its crucial November conference.
Second MP Bails Amid Turmoil
Mohamed, the Dewsbury and Batley Independent MP, quit Your Party on November 21, 2025, following Blackburn MP Adnan Hussain’s exit just a week earlier. Hussain accused the party of fostering a “toxic” culture aimed at “Muslim men.” Now only three MPs remain in the Independent Alliance core: Jeremy Corbyn, Shockat Adam, and Ayoub Khan.
Mohamed condemned the “surprising and disappointing” allegations aired without proof. He insisted he acted “professionally, patiently, and in good faith” while continuing to support causes like Gaza and social justice alongside former party colleagues.
Your Party’s Rocky Road
- Formed July 2025 by Corbyn, Sultana, and four other pro-Gaza independents, Your Party promised a “genuine, inclusive force for positive change.”
- Early internal strife over £800,000 in donations and Sultana’s controversial membership portal led to legal threats and her voluntary departure from the Independent Alliance in September.
- Mohamed’s and Hussain’s recent resignations highlight unresolved factional and cultural clashes within the party.
Plummeting Support and Political Fallout
Your Party aimed for 10,000 members by November’s Liverpool conference but only hit half that, trailing way behind the Greens, who surged to 50,000 members and 12% polling.
Labour’s woes post-2024 election created space Your Party sought to fill, targeting foreign policy critics and those opposing NHS privatisation. Yet internal bickering and ideological rifts — especially around Sultana’s remarks excluding “socially conservative views” — fractured Muslim MPs’ support bases.
Corbyn has stayed mum on the upheaval, blaming media “smears.” Meanwhile, rivals are scoring cheap shots. Reform UK’s Nigel Farage mocked: “Left implodes—good riddance.” Labour’s Health Secretary Wes Streeting jibed, “Corbyn’s circus folds.”
What’s Next for Your Party?
The upcoming November 29 conference in Liverpool is pivotal. Delegates will choose the party’s official name—possibly the “People’s Party”—and decide leadership structures. But with Hussain and Mohamed sitting as fully Independent MPs, Corbyn’s trio face an uphill battle to steady the ship before the May 2026 local elections.
Sultana’s last-ditch rally stresses “unity,” but the twin defections have cast a shadow over what should be a launchpad moment. Does Your Party have the guts to survive its rocky birth and grow beyond its splintered founders? The next few months will decide.
