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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker and Ben Quinn

Your Party faces proxy war despite avoiding leadership race, insiders warn

Corbyn (out of focus) and Sultana at a conference.
Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana have been in conflict for much of the time Your Party has been in existence. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Your Party faces a potential proxy war between supporters of Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana after members opted for a collective model of leadership, insiders have warned.

Members voted narrowly in favour of an initial period in which the new leftwing party is guided by a 16-strong central executive committee at its inaugural conference at the weekend. The decision avoided a direct and possibly brutal contest between Corbyn and Sultana to be sole leader, the other option available.

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