Overview
- Delegates opted for a collective leadership run by a members’ committee, passing the motion with 51.6 percent support.
- The conference approved allowing people who belong to other parties to join if they align with the new party’s values.
- Zarah Sultana skipped Saturday in protest at the exclusion of supporters alleged to be Socialist Workers Party members, then returned on Sunday after the membership rule change.
- Roughly 2,400–2,500 delegates attended in Liverpool from a base of about 50,000 members, and the party now says it counts around 55,000 members.
- Two independent MPs who had planned to take part pulled back over internal disagreements, as Jeremy Corbyn urged unity and warned that not having a single leader could complicate the party’s public message.