"The former Labour leader said membership was now officially open and that the new party would have its founding conference in Liverpool at the end of November. Announcing the conference in a video for supporters, Corbyn said he was sorry for the confusion in getting to this point a reference to the tensions over a membership portal launched by Sultana, which Corbyn then disavowed."
"In an email to the 750,000 people who expressed an interest in supporting the new organisation when it launched in the summer, Your party said: Today, we're delighted to announce the next steps in this process, starting with the opening of our official membership portal. It said the conference would encompass a total of 13,000 members and they would debate and amend the party's founding documents in person across two days."
Jeremy Corbyn apologised for a week of turmoil and division and announced that membership is officially open. The founding conference will be held in Liverpool at the end of November. Zarah Sultana was neither mentioned nor shown in Corbyn's video. The row centred on a membership portal launched by Sultana, which Corbyn disavowed. Threats were exchanged between factions and Sultana accused independent MPs of running a sexist boys club and threatened legal action before saying she would drop it and seek to repair relations. An email to 750,000 interested supporters outlined conference procedures, including 13,000 attendees chosen by lottery and a final digital vote.
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