Is Zarah Sultana right for the left?
This Is Why
Sky News
4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 5 December 2025
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Imagine setting up a political party and then boycotting day one of its first conference.
It's an unusual thing to do - but exactly what Your Party co-founder Zarah Sultana did last weekend.
The former Labour MP isn't the first politician to struggle after defecting to set up a new movement.
What's the story behind the left-wing 32-year-old - and how do you successfully set up a new party?
Niall is joined by Sky News political correspondent Rob Powell, who attended Your Party's chaotic inaugural conference.
Producer: Natalie Ktena
Editor: Mike Bovill
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| 0:09.7 | Coming up, she's the left-wing firebrand to left labour to set up a new party. |
| 0:14.9 | Your party. So who is, Zara Sultanah. |
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| 1:20.9 | No one ever said setting up a new political party would be easy, |
| 1:25.2 | but did Zara Sultana ever imagine it would be this hard? |
| 1:28.5 | Is this a purge of your supporters? |
| 1:30.9 | It is something that is deeply concerning, especially when we are calling for a democratic party. |
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