"That's the vision. We are the party of the left, and we have to build. And we're starting from very humble beginnings. But this isn't a three-, four-year project. This is a 10-20-30-40-year project."
"I'm in politics because of a desire to change people's lives for the better and that means winning state power, she said. That means actually running government. That means nationalising. That means building council homes, that means providing people with the good, secure jobs that they deserve. All of those things mean winning power, and that's what I'm committed to, but that will take building a party, organising, knocking on millions of doors, and articulating our politics."
Zarah Sultana left Labour in July to form Your Party and aims to build a left-wing alternative intended ultimately to replace Labour through winning state power. The party frames its project as multi-decade, committing to nationalisation, building council homes, and creating secure jobs while organising grassroots campaigning and knocking on millions of doors. The party has faced internal turbulence over leadership, funding, and its temporary name, with a conference to settle the permanent name next month. Legal disputes have arisen over unpaid founder donations and tensions with co-founder Jeremy Corbyn, including a membership launch row followed by a public reconciliation.
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