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WELCOME TO FOUNDING CONFERENCE 2025
Check out the full conference programme below.
Click here for a downloadable version.
Your Party Founding Conference – Day One
We‘re getting the party started. Tune in to Your Party‘s Founding Conference LIVE from Liverpool.
Two days of debate, discussion and voting on Your Party‘s founding documents, as we build a new kind of political party: grassroots, democratic, transformative.
For the full programme visit yourparty.uk
Not a member? Join today at yourparty.uk/join
Everything you need to know about Your Party’s founding conference
Who will be speaking at Your Party conference?
The four Your Party MPs – Jeremy Corbyn, Zarah Sultana, Shockat Adam and Ayoub Khan are all expected to address the conference. Alongside this, representatives from left-wing parties across Europe are also expected to speak to attendees.
What will Your Party’s new name be?
One of the things being decided at the conference this weekend will be the new name for the party. Leading figures have consistently described ‘Your Party’ as merely a holding name, with the permanent name to be decided at the founding conference.
The new name of the party, as agreed by members, is expected to be announced on Sunday.
Thousands to gather in Liverpool for inaugural Your Party conference
THOUSANDS are set to gather in Liverpool on Saturday for the eagerly awaited inaugural Your Party conference.
Delegates selected through a sortition process, designed to ensure fair representation, will travel from around the country to debate the party’s founding documents at the ACC arena.
With a membership of 50,000, the party is the largest socialist party in Britain in 80 years.
The road to conference
Our Founding Conference will be held in Liverpool on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 November.
By mid-October our founding process will have begun in earnest – we have opened our membership portal, are initiating wide democratic debate and will soon publish draft versions of our four core founding documents: our Political Statement, Constitution, Rules, and Organisational Strategy.
We will host mass regional assemblies where thousands of members will come together to listen to each other, debate and revise the founding documents face to face. All members will be able to comment, suggest changes, and track how each document develops.
In November, thousands of in-person founding conference delegates will be chosen by lottery to ensure a fair balance of gender, region, and background. These delegates will have a big responsibility – to debate the founding documents, propose amendments and vote on them at the conference in Liverpool. The final decision will be up to all members through an online, secure, one-member-one-vote system.
This is your time
Your Party was launched in July 2025 by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana to found a political party that was an alternative to the status quo and to decades of neoliberalism, austerity and the demonisation of refugees and marginalised communities.
The founding process is being stewarded by the six members of the Independent Alliance. This isn’t just another political party. It’s about doing politics differently – where decisions are shaped by all of us, power is returned to communities, and principles come first.
Hadash MK Ofer Cassif Meets Jeremy Corbyn
British MP Jeremy Corbyn (left) meets Hadash MK Ofer Cassif, Nov. 12, 2025 (Photo: Al Ittihad)
Video: Over 500,000 in London protest against genocide in Gaza
Over 500,000 protesters marched in London to mark two years of genocide in Gaza.
They told MEE why they are demonstrating, despite the latest ceasefire agreement.
Lift The Ban – October 2025 Action (Date TBC)
500+ people committed to action in August, over 1,500 people committed in September – Defend Our Juries made clear our intention to continue to oppose this absurd ban until it is overturned by Judicial Review in November.
The next action is set to take place in October, date and location to be confirmed.
Sign up using the form on this page if you’d like to take part in a simple sign-holding action in October 2025 as part of the Lift The Ban campaign.
Lift the Ban
Yvette Cooper, the Home Secretary, introduced the ban after Palestine Action entered the RAF base at Brize Norton and spray painted two military planes red, shining a spotlight on the role of the British military in partnering Israel’s genocide against the Palestinian people.
It is vital that our campaign succeeds – not just for Palestine Action but for democracy. Once the meaning of ‘terrorism’ is separated from campaigns of violence against a civilian population, and extended to include those causing economic damage or embarrassment to the rich, the powerful and the criminal, then the right to freedom of expression has no meaning and democracy is dead. If we let this go, the unions, and climate and racial justice movements will be next.
But the Government has overreached itself. Our groups and movements are coming together like never before, finding unity under repression. By refusing to give into fear and by standing together, we will face down this assault on us all.
The objective of this campaign is to Lift the Ban on Palestine Action, i.e. for Palestine Action to be de-proscribed as a ‘terrorist organisation’.
Corbyn-led tribunal accuses UK of complicity in Gaza genocide
On June 4, Corbyn tabled a bill in the House of Commons calling for an independent inquiry into the UK’s involvement in Israeli military operations in Gaza, including the supply of weapons, surveillance aircraft and the use of Royal Air Force bases. That bill, backed by dozens of MPs and supported by more than 20 aid groups, was ultimately blocked by the ruling Labour Party.
“If the government won’t organise a public open inquiry, if Parliament won’t effectively inquire into what’s going on, it remains for us to do it,” said Corbyn. “This [event] will strengthen our arguments both in Parliament and outside … An awful lot of what’s going on is completely illegal and shouldn’t be hidden from.”
The Gaza Tribunal: Inquiry into British Complicity
Find out more about the inquiry into Britain‘s role in Israeli war crimes in Gaza.
Raging grannies become Yvette Cooper’s worst nightmare
(August 19, 2025)
La Pethick, an 89-year-old retired psychotherapist, became the poster granny of the August 8 Parliament Square protest when a photo of her in her white hat being carried away by police spread like wildfire across the internet. Pethick, a retired psychotherapist from near Hastings, East Sussex, told the Times, “We are having our right to peaceful protest being taken away.”
Claudia Cotton, 89, a Jewish refugee also interviewed by the Times and whose family fled Nazi Germany in 1939, told the newspaper: “I am prepared to be arrested. In fact, I think it’s a good thing because it shows how ordinary people are willing to go to prison to oppose governments that are doing evil things.”
Grandmother Manji Mansfield, observed in an interview with Al Jazeera during the August 8 protest, “This isn’t the Britain that I grew up in. We are now living in an alternative universe.”
Lift the Ban
We have now confirmed that over 1000 people will join a simple sign-holding action on September 6th in London. Sign up below to get involved:
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It is vital that our campaign succeeds – not just for Palestine Action but for democracy. Once the meaning of ‘terrorism’ is separated from campaigns of violence against a civilian population, and extended to include those causing economic damage or embarrassment to the rich, the powerful and the criminal, then the right to freedom of expression has no meaning and democracy is dead. If we let this go, the unions, and climate and racial justice movements will be next.
But the Government has overreached itself. Our groups and movements are coming together like never before, finding unity under repression. By refusing to give into fear and by standing together, we will face down this assault on us all.
The objective of this campaign is to Lift the Ban on Palestine Action, i.e. for Palestine Action to be de-proscribed as a ‘terrorist organisation’.
Lift The Ban – London – September 6th Action
We will not comply with anti-democratic laws. We call on the UK Government to Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
In unity, not uniformity, we join together.
Five members of group supporting Palestine Action ‘arrested in police raids’
Campaign group Defend Our Juries said five of its spokespeople were arrested as it prepared to announce further mass protest against the ban on Palestine Action.
The organisation said more than 1,000 people are set to take action on September 6 in Parliament Square, holding signs saying “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action”.
This follows a number of demonstrations over the summer that have seen more than 700 people arrested and 114 charged.
Francesca Albanese to contribute to Corbyn ‚Gaza tribunal‘ on UK complicity in genocide
Albanese‘s involvement was confirmed by Corbyn during an appearance by the veteran politician at a fringe event at the Edinburgh festival on Saturday.
The UN special rapporteur will be asked for comment on the use of RAF bases in Cyprus to help Israel‘s military.
Set to take place in September, the tribunal follows Corbyn‘s unsuccessful attempts to pass legislation in parliament for an independent public tribunal.
Those attempts were blocked by the ruling Labour party.
Letter urges Prime Minister to recall Parliament over Gaza emergency
(August 18, 2025)
Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to recall Parliament to “impose immediate sanctions” on Israel in a joint letter signed by politicians in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
The letter urges the Prime Minister to “act now” to exert pressure on Israel to end the war in Gaza.
It has been signed by Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill, Alliance Party leader Naomi Long, SDLP leader Claire Hanna, the SNP’s Westminster leader Stephen Flynn and the convener of the party’s Holyrood group Stuart McMillan.
Politicians sign letter urging PM to ‚act now‘ over Gaza
(August 19, 2025)
Parties joining in the SDLP-led letter include Sinn Féin, Alliance, the SNP, Plaid Cymru, the Green Party and People Before Profit.
The letter calls for Parliament to be recalled as well as urgent diplomatic intervention and an end to arms sales to Israel.
It is understood Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will respond to the letter in due course.
Ex-adviser to the King on his Palestine Action protest arrest
(August 13, 2025)
A knight of the realm and long-time adviser to the King when Prince of Wales, Sir Jonathon Porritt, speaks to Newsnight about his arrest for supporting Palestine Action. Interview by Victoria Derbyshire.
Your Party now has 800,000 sign ups. It‘s a matter of time until it reaches a million, isn‘t it?
(August 17, 2025)
»In der Politik sollte es darum gehen, Menschen zu ermächtigen«
Wenn rund 650.000 Menschen sich für ein neues Projekt interessieren und sich anmelden, machen sie das nicht ohne Grund: Sie melden sich an, weil sie es satthaben. Sie haben es satt, immer ärmer zu werden, während die Reichen immer reicher werden. Sie haben es satt, dass die Gebühren für die Wasserversorgung steigen, obwohl die Rohre platzen und Abwasser in unsere Meere fließt. Sie haben es satt, eigentlich selbstverständliche Forderungen stellen zu müssen – wie zum Beispiel, dass Menschen mit Behinderung ausreichend Unterstützung erhalten, um ein Leben in Würde führen zu können – und trotzdem ignoriert zu werden. Sie haben es satt, von Entscheidungen, die ihr alltägliches Leben betreffen, ausgeschlossen zu werden.
Half-a-million members sign up to new left-wing party founded in Britain
(August 4, 2025)
Already, more than 500,000 people have signed up to join the new party. By comparison, the ruling Labour Party has 309,000 members, the Conservatives 123,000, and the neo-fascist Reform UK party of Nigel Farage counts 227,000.
UK: Protesters prepare to defy Palestine Action ban in shows of support
(July 11, 2025)
On Saturday, groups of activists will gather for a series of protests coordinated by the campaign group Defend Our Juries (DOJ) in London, Manchester and Cardiff. An independently organised protest will also be staged in Derry in Northern Ireland.
Protesters plan to hold signs reading: “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.“
This follows the arrest of 29 people under Section 13 of the Terrorism Act, including an 83-year-old retired priest and an emergency worker, for holding the same signs in Parliament Square last weekend.
Palestine Action supporters vow to defy ban with mass protests
Activists have been told to overwhelm courts and police as the group’s leader vows to make the High Court decision ‘unenforceable’
It’s today, July 5th 2025 This is the “I am Spartacus” moment. Please stand up.
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„I am Spartacus.“ Former Pink Floyd legend Roger Waters risks prosecution, and a potential 14 year jail term, by voicing his support for Palestine Action, now proscribed as a terrorist group in the UK
(July 8, 2025)
As of Saturday, July 5, membership of Palestine Action, or expressing public support for the group, is a criminal offence in Britain. On July 5, police in London arrested 29 people in Parliament Square for holding placards stating, „I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action“.
In the video posted on his social media channels on July 5, former Pink Floyd legend Waters says, „For the record, I support Palestine Action“, calling the pressure group „a great organisation“, and sharing his belief that the „non-violent“ group are „absolutely not terrorists in any way.“
Roger Waters from Pink Floyd backs Palestine Action, denounces UK terror label
Waters defended the group’s tactics as peaceful and justified, saying: “They are a nonviolent protest organisation protesting the presence in the UK of Elbit Systems, an Israeli arms manufacturing organisation… I support Palestine Action and I always will because that is the right thing to do.”
Referencing journalist George Monbiot’s call for public defiance, Waters echoed the rallying cry: “This is the ‘I am Spartacus’ moment… Good on everybody who is standing up everywhere and saying, ‘I am Spartacus.’ We will not be rolled over by this appalling Labour government in the United Kingdom.”
The musician concluded with a stark message: “Palestine Action is not a terrorist organisation. They are lying… that’s all I have to say.“
UK arrests 83-year-old priest Reverend Sue Parfitt for backing Palestine Action | Maktoob
An 83-year-old retired priest, Reverend Sue Parfitt, was among 27 arrested for defying a newly enforced ban on pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action, just hours after the group was formally outlawed by the UK government.
Supporters of banned Palestine Action group arrested at London protest
Police have arrested protesters in London for supporting activist group Palestine Action, which was banned at midnight in the United Kingdom.
“Officers have arrested more than 20 people on suspicion of offences under the Terrorism Act 2000. They have been taken into custody. Palestine Action is a proscribed group and officers will act where criminal offences are committed,” the Metropolitan Police wrote on X on Saturday.
Palestine Action banned as terrorist organisation – after losing late legal challenge
The law change, which adds Palestine Action to the list of banned organisations along with the likes of al Qaeda, ISIS and Hezbollah, came into force at midnight.
It makes membership of, or support for, the direct action group a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison, while even wearing a T-shirt or badge with the group‘s name on attracts a maximum six-month sentence.
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