78 - It's Your Party... and You're Not Invited

About this episode

The episode discusses the recent 'Your Party' conference and the tensions within the party, including a boycott by Zarah Sultana and potential electoral pacts.

It's the moment we've all been waiting for - the longest party conference season in recent memory finally comes to an end with the "Your Party" conference in Liverpool last weekend. And it was a dramatic one - Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana's rocky relationship took another turn as Sultana boycotted the opening day of the conference over what she called a "witchhunt" against her supporters. Nigel and Sarah discuss whether the new party can recover from this chaotic launch, and in other news, also catch up on talk of a future electoral pact between the Conservatives and Reform UK. Presented by Nigel Fletcher and Sarah Southern Produced by the Centre for Opposition Studies Theme Music by Tom Hector

People in this episode

Hosts: Nigel Fletcher, Sarah Southern

Topics covered

• party conference
• political relationships
• electoral pact
• UK politics
• party dynamics

Keywords

• party conference
• Jeremy Corbyn
• Zarah Sultana
• Conservatives
• Reform UK
• politics
• UK elections

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Conservatives, Reform UK

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