Monty Python’s 1979 film The Life of Brian has contributed much to the national conversation. There’s the crucifixion song “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life”, now a popular choice at funerals. There’s the “What Did the Romans Ever Do for Us?” sketch, often thrown back in the face of his critics by Tony Blair.
And above all, there’s the prophetic political analysis showcased in the fissiparous attempts to found the Peoples’ Front of Judea – or should that be The Judean Peoples’ Front?
The Pythons could have written the script for the nascent left-wing political party promised by former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and the lesser known ex-Labour MP Zarah Sultana. In the three months since she announced the plans for the new party – prematurely, in Corbyn’s opinion – the two founders have failed to agree on what to call it, who to lead it, and how to run it.
This week, the ambitious and energetic 31-year-old Sultana accused her 76-year-old partner of belonging to “a sexist boys club”. Corbyn responded by threatening legal action against her for what he called her “unauthorised email”, setting up a “supposed membership portal” with a £55 membership fee.
Sultana claims she has been sidelined, “treated appallingly and excluded” by the all-male Independent Alliance established by Corbyn with four independent MPs who captured former Labour seats at the last election: Ayoub Khan, Adnan Hussain, Iqbal Mohamed and Shockat Adam.
“They have refused to allow any other women with voting rights on the working group,” Sultana complained, “blocking the gender-balanced committee that both Jeremy and I signed up to.”
As so often with small parties, its founders are locked in internal debates over the organisation rather than what it should stand for. But those who revere Trotsky and Lenin also know that controlling the organisation is often the means to ultimately control the message.
Hence what is turning into an existential struggle between Corbyn and Sultana. She sees herself as the future and him as the past, but knows she needs his afterglow if the new party is to establish itself on the left against the Greens and the nationalist parties.
In recent opinion polls, Corbyn is the third-best-known current “party leader” after Starmer and Farage. “Oh Jeremy Corbyn” undoubtedly has popular, personal appeal. He was elected for the 11th time in his hotly-contested Islington North constituency last year. Standing as an independent, he won just under 50 per cent of votes cast.
When Sultana launched the idea of a new party back in July, 700,000 people expressed an interest online – whatever their motive. She claimed 20,000 people signed up to the portal on Friday before it was suspended. That would have raised a potential £1m; £55 a year, however, is much more than the laughable £3 Labour subscription once exploited by pro-Corbyn entryists.
Sultana is desperate to get their party underway because she can see the opportunity to harvest disaffected votes slipping away. The Green Party was booming even before it elected a new “eco-populist leader” in Zack Polanski, who has easy access to the media.
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He is de-emphasing the environmental elements of his party’s offer but still has a free rein on what socialist style policies he espouses. Meanwhile, the various elements of the would-be standard bearers of the left are locked in conflict on the finer points of their as yet unwritten manifesto.
“Magic Grandpa” resembles a bewildered mascot forced to respond to the factions fighting in his shadow. Corbyn’s chances of being a successful leader of a new party look no more promising than his actual record as Labour leader from 2015 to 2020.
Over the years his devotion to radical causes has made him “friends” with Sinn Féin, “friends” in Hamas, and the Stop the War Coalition. He prefers to debate the finer points of doctrine with ideologically aligned brothers and sisters, rather than attempt to broaden his appeal. He refused to confront antisemitism in the Labour Party and took a feebly low profile during the Brexit referendum. For the Sultana camp, Corbyn is not radical enough.
Meanwhile, the name debate rages on. Sultana wanted to call it “the Left Party” but has adopted “Your Party”, which was initially favoured by Corbyn. His supporters now lean towards “the Peoples’ Party”.
Even under united leadership and with an agreed name, the party would still face an uphill struggle. Last month an Ipsos poll found only 20 per cent of respondents said they would be likely to vote for them, significantly behind Reform UK (38 per cent), Labour (33 per cent), the Liberal Democrats (29 per cent) and the Conservatives (28 per cent).
And if the Corbyn and Sultana factions continue to argue amongst themselves, voters are likely to borrow a punchline from another Monty Python sketch: “If you’re going to split hairs, I’m going to piss off.”
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