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Independent MP Adnan Hussain has left the steering group of Your Party, criticising a “toxic” culture, particularly against “Muslim men”.
This could be a response to co-founder Zarah Sultana’s prior claim that the nascent party was male-dominated.
Here’s the BBC:
“The Blackburn MP also alleged a “pattern of clique-like behaviour and gatekeeping” and a party “dominated by persistent infighting”.
“In his letter, Hussain said he had believed he was signing up to “building a political home with mass appeal” and “a force capable of challenging the rise of far-right rhetoric”.
““Regrettably, the reality I encountered has been far from this vision.
““The culture surrounding the party has become dominated by persistent infighting, factional competition and a struggle for power, position and influence rather than a shared commitment to the common good.
““Instead of openness, cooperation and outward focus, the environment has too often felt toxic, exclusionary and deeply disheartening.”
“The Blackburn MP added: “I have also been deeply troubled by the way certain figures within the steering process, particularly Muslim men, have been spoken about and treated.
““At times the rhetoric used has been disturbingly similar to the very political forces the left claims to oppose. I witnessed insinuations about capability, dismissive attitudes and language that carried, at the very least, veiled prejudice.””
Sultana had previously said she had been excluded from the party’s working group and subjected to what she called a “sexist boys’ club”.
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She is currently in dispute with the other founders over £800,000 that was collected by a company controlled by Sultana in order to set up the organisation.
The money must now be transferred to what we must assume is the party’s official financial home. £200,000 has already been passed over, with further payments of the same amount due on November 19 and 26 – the last being just three days before the party’s founding conference is due to take place.
A spokesperson for Sultana has said that all funds will be transferred once the costs and liabilities of the company that was created to collect them are settled in full.
But it all leaves a very bad impression.
This is a textbook example of everything that goes wrong when idealism collides with poor organisation, weak governance, and internal power struggles.
On paper, “Your Party” was meant to be a fresh, democratic alternative to Labour—a party that could unite the left, give people a sense of ownership, and challenge the status quo.
In reality, it has imploded under the weight of personal rivalries, factionalism, and legal/financial confusion.
The repeated themes here are striking:
- Infighting and factionalism – Hussain’s resignation highlights a toxic culture where personal influence and cliques outweigh shared goals.
- Financial chaos – the £800,000 dispute shows the party’s organisational structures are far from ready to handle real-world responsibilities.
- Loss of credibility – public squabbles over emails, donations, and leadership have undermined the very idea of transparency and democracy the party was supposed to embody.
- Ideological contradictions – accusations of prejudice and exclusion within a party meant to champion inclusivity show that principles are being drowned by politics-as-usual.
The sad truth is that the UK’s left-wing movement keeps repeating this cycle: a bold, hopeful start, then collapse into personal disputes before anything constructive can happen.
Supporters signed up expecting unity and action; instead, they’re witnessing a repeat of old patterns that left-wing projects have historically struggled to overcome.
Unless there’s a serious shake-up in governance and a commitment to collective responsibility, it is hard to see how Your Party can survive its founding conference without further splits.
At this point, it’s not about ideology—it’s about basic organisation and mutual respect.
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‘Toxic, exclusionary and deeply disheartening’ – why can’t Your Party live up to its name?
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Independent MP Adnan Hussain has left the steering group of Your Party, criticising a “toxic” culture, particularly against “Muslim men”.
This could be a response to co-founder Zarah Sultana’s prior claim that the nascent party was male-dominated.
Here’s the BBC:
“The Blackburn MP also alleged a “pattern of clique-like behaviour and gatekeeping” and a party “dominated by persistent infighting”.
“In his letter, Hussain said he had believed he was signing up to “building a political home with mass appeal” and “a force capable of challenging the rise of far-right rhetoric”.
““Regrettably, the reality I encountered has been far from this vision.
““The culture surrounding the party has become dominated by persistent infighting, factional competition and a struggle for power, position and influence rather than a shared commitment to the common good.
““Instead of openness, cooperation and outward focus, the environment has too often felt toxic, exclusionary and deeply disheartening.”
“The Blackburn MP added: “I have also been deeply troubled by the way certain figures within the steering process, particularly Muslim men, have been spoken about and treated.
““At times the rhetoric used has been disturbingly similar to the very political forces the left claims to oppose. I witnessed insinuations about capability, dismissive attitudes and language that carried, at the very least, veiled prejudice.””
Sultana had previously said she had been excluded from the party’s working group and subjected to what she called a “sexist boys’ club”.
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She is currently in dispute with the other founders over £800,000 that was collected by a company controlled by Sultana in order to set up the organisation.
The money must now be transferred to what we must assume is the party’s official financial home. £200,000 has already been passed over, with further payments of the same amount due on November 19 and 26 – the last being just three days before the party’s founding conference is due to take place.
A spokesperson for Sultana has said that all funds will be transferred once the costs and liabilities of the company that was created to collect them are settled in full.
But it all leaves a very bad impression.
This is a textbook example of everything that goes wrong when idealism collides with poor organisation, weak governance, and internal power struggles.
On paper, “Your Party” was meant to be a fresh, democratic alternative to Labour—a party that could unite the left, give people a sense of ownership, and challenge the status quo.
In reality, it has imploded under the weight of personal rivalries, factionalism, and legal/financial confusion.
The repeated themes here are striking:
The sad truth is that the UK’s left-wing movement keeps repeating this cycle: a bold, hopeful start, then collapse into personal disputes before anything constructive can happen.
Supporters signed up expecting unity and action; instead, they’re witnessing a repeat of old patterns that left-wing projects have historically struggled to overcome.
Unless there’s a serious shake-up in governance and a commitment to collective responsibility, it is hard to see how Your Party can survive its founding conference without further splits.
At this point, it’s not about ideology—it’s about basic organisation and mutual respect.
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