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New 'Your Party' Challenges Labour's Majority in Cambridge

8/27/2025

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Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana have founded a new political party, ‘Your Party,’ gaining its first Cambridge councillor, Dave Baigent.
Baigent's departure from Labour, after 62 years, reduces Labour's council seats to 23, jeopardizing their majority.
Your Party may appeal to disillusioned Labour voters, influencing local elections against the Lib Dems and Greens.
The party must address challenges in uniting supporters and managing factionalism, especially regarding the Israel-Gaza conflict.

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Story summary

Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana have founded a new political party, ‘Your Party,’ gaining its first Cambridge councillor, Dave Baigent.
Baigent's departure from Labour, after 62 years, reduces Labour's council seats to 23, jeopardizing their majority.
Your Party may appeal to disillusioned Labour voters, influencing local elections against the Lib Dems and Greens.
The party must address challenges in uniting supporters and managing factionalism, especially regarding the Israel-Gaza conflict.