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Until we move away from FPTP, new parties are as much a risk as they are a boon.
And then, yes, big parties change when little parties threaten them (UKIP vs Tory, classic example) but wouldn’t it just be so much easier if you knew your vote wouldn’t be wasted and you could express your opinion freely in the voting booth and expect to see results in parliament?
It’s no wonder people feel disconnected from politics in the UK.
jeremy corbyn can't even speak out and condemn the terf making policy and planning conventions for his party...
What party exactly. Because he was banned for standing for Labour in 2023. So has not been a member or had any authority to speak on labours behalf throughout this government.
As for the new your party. Where are you seeing any comments about teams rights so far.
Sounds like your just looking for reasons to blame him for right wing labours bullshit with 0 actual link in the events.
I mean, most of the MPs in the Independent Alliance that are making up the initial members of this party are fairly socially conservative. Ayoub Khan is anti same-sex marriage, three members of the IA (Adnan Hussain, Iqbal Mohamed, Ayoub Khan) voted against the decimalisation of abortion and here's Adnan Hussain reposting a Rishi Sunak TikTok video on trans people:
And if you have read 2 mins about the plans for the new party.
You will know MPs and even leadership will not be the power that decides such policies.
So again you have. 0 grounds to question the party ATM. As it's whole design is to be membership controlled. Unlike labour currently is.
LGBT rights shouldn't be up for debate.
Then the membership will make that rule.
Corbyn is not a leader yet. Nor are any MPs party MPs yet hence the whole your party temp name.
No one in the party has any right to an opinion without the membership. Because that is the whole point of the party.
You can dislike it. But you do not get to say it stands for or against anything untill autumn. When it's members choose.
But you do not get to say it stands for or against anything untill autumn
And yet Corbyn and Sultana have made strong statements about this party's prospective position on things like nationalisation, Gaza, welfare, a wealth tax, housing, and pollution. It's a choice not to include LGBT rights in that, one that reflects badly on them.
They have not. They have not even declared themselves leaders.
They have made proposals as the what the party may vote for. But have made it extremely clear that it is a democratic party start to finish.
They are founders who have opinions. And clearly indicate that is all theyare in interviews. They have indicated they would be happy to act as joint leaders if chosen. But again leave it to the party members.
Just like any other member expressing a personal opinion is entirely allowed. But both parties have made it clear I. Interviews they are only their personnel opinion and ideal. Not the parties.
shockat adam, too - and Jeremy Corbyn flat out refuses to come out and say transphobia has no place in the party.
Everyone in Britain should ABSOLUTELY vote for this new reform party. It's so obvious something has to change over there now Labour are leaning further and further right of center.
I'm going to assume you're not British, so just to let you know that Reform are a far-right party. The new left wing party is currently using the interim name 'Your Party', but will likely be named something else when they actually register as a party.
Reform is the far right party.
This one is using a placeholder name.
Oh, never heard of them. They sound shitty. I've changed it to leftist reformist (for clarity).