Jeremy Corbyn joins demonstrators at Parliament Square protesting against US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran, February 2026 (Credit: Waldemar Sikora / Alamy Live News)

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At a meeting of the party’s central executive committee (CEC) on Sunday afternoon, 14 members voted to appoint Corbyn parliamentary leader, with zero against. He will now lead the party’s cohort of four MPs in Westminster.

Your Party insiders hope the development will provide clear leadership after much turmoil, as the new initiative has been beset by persistent infighting since the start.

Two of the Independent Alliance MPs –  Adnan Hussain and Iqbal Mohamed – who were co-founding Your Party quit the project over internal tensions, and just two – Shockat Adam and Ayoub Khan – are still involved.

Zarah Sultana, who quit the Labour Party to join Corbyn’s party last year, has now been effectively sidelined after recent internal elections saw her slate of candidates – ‘Grassroots Left’ – win only seven seats on the CEC. ‘The Many’, the Corbyn-linked slate, secured 14 seats, and independents won three.

A source close to Corbyn had warned during the voting period for the CEC that Your Party would not survive unless his supporters won power.

The Coventry South MP is the only Your Party MP so far according to Parliament’s listings, having self-declared as such some months ago, but PoliticsHome understands that Corbyn is set to follow suit.

Corbyn officially becoming a Your Party MP is a formality that needs to go through the necessary CEC and parliamentary procedures, a source close to him explained. It is understood that, as a YP MP, he will continue to work with the Independent Alliance group.

Members of Your Party voted narrowly for a ‘collective leadership’ over a ‘single leader’ model during its founding conference in November. They decided that the party as a whole would instead be led formally by a 16-member committee, including a chair and deputy chair who must be lay members.

Jennifer Forbes, a Corbyn ally, was elected chair of the party on Sunday. Members of Corbyn’s ‘The Many’ won all eight leadership positions up for grabs in the CEC’s first full meeting. Former Labour MP Laura Smith was elected as vice-chair, and Palestine campaigner and National Education Union activist Louise Regan as political officer.

Sources now say the focus of Your Party will turn to the May elections. During the founding conference, members voted to endorse independent council candidates in England who are politically aligned to Your Party, and to prioritise potential gains over number of candidates endorsed.

Insiders are confident they can help to defeat Labour candidates in urban areas previously considered safe for the governing party, such as in east London and Bradford.

Reacting to his new leadership role, Corbyn said: “It’s an honour to be elected the parliamentary leader of Your Party. From now on, everything we do must serve the people we seek to represent.

“That means campaigning fearlessly against poverty, racism and war. That means building power everywhere: in our workplaces, in our communities and in Parliament. That means taking the fight to Starmer and Farage with a message of hope.

“We have a precious opportunity to unite our movement around a bold alternative – and I’m looking forward to campaigning alongside all members to build the mass, community-based, socialist party this country needs.”

Forbes said: “I’m delighted and honoured to have been elected chair of Your Party. The Westminster political class are failing us, delivering nothing but more wars, higher bills and a country falling apart.

“Your Party will build a genuine alternative, organising our mass membership to campaign on the big issues, from the cost-of-living to opposing militarism. With Jeremy leading us in Parliament, Your Party will now be laser-focused on the people’s priorities.”