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Your Party set to stage major conference after months of infighting and power struggles

The left-wing party, started by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana, launched in July with promises of unity and grassroots democracy, but has been plagued by public disputes, resignations and accusations of power-grabbing

Evening Standard

‘We had six MPs and four factions’: inside Your Party’s toxic power struggles

Some say Jeremy Corbyn is too non-committal for project to work, while others blame Zarah Sultana’s combative nature

The Guardian - UK

Iqbal Mohamed becomes second MP to quit Your Party

Mohamed says decision to leave was after ‘many false allegations and smears’ against him and others

The Guardian - UK

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Second MP pulls out of Corbyn-backed Your Party

Iqbal Mohamed said he had decided to leave Your Party and continue to serve his Dewsbury and Batley constituency as an Independent MP.

Evening Standard

Another MP quits crisis-stricken Your Party in blow for Corbyn and Sultana

Iqbal Mohamed’s departure comes just one week after Adnan Hussain pulled out of the Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana-led project

The Independent UK

MP quits Jeremy Corbyn's Your Party as infighting chaos continues

MP Adnan Hussain said he had been ‘deeply troubled’ by the way ‘certain figures’ within the new party had been treated

Evening Standard

Your Party plunged into fresh chaos as MP quits over ‘persistent infighting’

Adnan Hussain said on Friday he would step out of the ‘steering process’ for the new party

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Jeremy Corbyn seeks legal advice after ‘unauthorised’ email urges Your Party sign-ups

Jeremy Corbyn is seeking legal advice after an "unauthorised" email was sent to Your Party supporters by Zarah Sultana, encouraging them…

The National (Scotland)

Met to assess war crimes claims about British nationals in Israeli military

One witness at a medical facility claimed they saw corpses in a mass grave.

Evening Standard

Sky News presenter Sophy Ridge apologises for false antisemitism allegation

SKY News has apologised after Sophy Ridge falsely suggested an MP had been suspended from Labour for alleged antisemitism ...

The National (Scotland)

Rise of right-wing parties akin to 1930s Europe, MP says during Holocaust debate

Independent MP Iqbal Mohamed said Elon Musk’s salute during Donald Trump’s post-election rally should ‘send a shiver down everyone’s spine’.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer 'deeply concerned' by Israeli attacks on West Bank

KEIR Starmer has said he is “deeply concerned” about Israeli attacks on the occupied West Bank after nine Palestinians were killed in airstrikes…

The National (Scotland)

NHS Battles Rise In Inbreeding-Related Consequences As MPs Mull Banning First-Cousin Marriages

It has been revealed that the NHS is already hiring specialised midwives to deal with the higher numbers of birth defects resulting from cousin marriage.

International Business Times UK

OPINION - Laugh at Iqbal Mohamed all you want, but a law is the wrong way to tackle first cousin marriage

Iqbal Mohamed, one of the Independent Alliance of five MPs, went viral after his earnest defence of first cousin marriages as Parliament debated a proposal to ban them. Among other things, Mohamed said, these unions “help build up family bonds”. Implicit is the multiculturalist plea for the “equality of cultures”.…

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MP Says First Cousins in UK Should Be Able To Marry As It Can 'Help Build Family Bonds'

A Muslim MP has defended the practice of marrying a first cousin and has suggested that Britain should become more like the Middle East in its approach to the issue.

Evening Standard

MP opposes calls to ban first-cousin marriage in the UK saying it can 'help build family bonds'

Iqbal Mohamed’s concerns did not stop MPs allowing a proposed law to be introduced for further consideration

The Independent UK

MP speaks out in Parliament against ban on marrying cousins

Independent Iqbal Mohamed suggested the UK should adopt similar screening efforts to those in Arab countries

The Guardian - UK

UK and US must halt escalation in Ukraine

Letters: Diane Abbott MP, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Ayoub Khan MP, Shockat Adam MP, Iqbal Mohamed MP, Adnan Hussain MP, Brian Eno, Fran Heathcote, Sophie Bolt and Lindsey German say diplomacy is the only path to peace. Plus, Laurie Farnum on why Russia can’t be trusted and Alex Hetmanczuk on the…

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Pro-Palestine MP blasts Labour's refusal to call out 'unfolding genocide' in Gaza

AN INDEPENDENT MP has called on the UK Government to “halt the genocide” in Gaza in their maiden speech in the Commons ...

Evening Standard

Pro-Palestine independent MP urges ‘halt the genocide’ in maiden speech

Iqbal Mohamed, the MP for Dewsbury and Batley, also criticised the ‘double standards’ of some politicians.

The Guardian - UK

‘We want change this time’: voters on their new independent MPs

Former Labour-voting constituencies such as Blackburn are in uncharted waters. What do their residents think?

The Independent UK

Corbyn alliance MPs unite with Tories to oppose Labour’s private school tax raid

Pro-Gaza independents spoke out against Starmer’s plans to levy VAT on independent schools

The Guardian - UK

Labour should listen to pro-Gaza voters. But it’s letting toxic narratives about them flourish

When the ‘red wall’ voted against the party, it was taken seriously – but Muslim voters are seen as a dangerous rabble, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

‘Constant abuse’: three UK candidates on their election 2024 experience

Home secretary, Yvette Cooper, conducting review after ‘alarming rise in intimidation’ during campaign

The Guardian - UK

Labour candidate who lost to new pro-Gaza MP accuses his backers of intimidation

Exclusive: Heather Iqbal says Iqbal Mohamed should disown supporters after she faced ‘abuse and harassment’

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