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Sultana Drops Legal Threat, Enters Talks With Corbyn After Membership Row

Talks follow a dispute over an “unauthorised” membership portal now under assessment by the UK data watchdog.

Overview

  • Zarah Sultana said she will not pursue legal proceedings and is seeking reconciliation with Jeremy Corbyn following last week’s public split over Your Party’s membership sign-ups.
  • The Information Commissioner’s Office confirmed it has received a report about the membership system and is assessing the information provided.
  • MOU Operations Ltd, which processes donations, told supporters funds are secure, said neither Sultana nor Corbyn has received money, and disclosed failed mediation attempts alongside concerns about governance and transparency.
  • At least 20,000 people paid £55 via the portal Sultana launched, which Corbyn and allied Independent MPs denounced as a “false” or unauthorised system while urging cancellations.
  • Corbyn and Sultana are preparing a new membership launch this week without a joint public line, according to the Guardian, as organisers still plan a November founding conference and cite hundreds of thousands of initial sign-ups.