Blow to Corbyn and Sultana as another MP quits party

A second MP has quit Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana's party to return to serving as an independent MP, in yet another blow to the chaotic alliance.

- MILLIE COOKE KATE DEVLIN

Iqbal Mohamed said he was resigning from Your Party because of “false allegations and smears against me”. He had recently clashed with Ms Sultana over his gender-critical beliefs.

His departure comes just one week after Adnan Hussain said he was withdrawing from the “steering process” for the new party, citing concerns about factionalism and “veiled prejudice” against Muslims.

Your Party has been riven by infighting and rifts almost since it was announced earlier this year. But the loss of another MP, leaving just four, also comes just a week before the party’s first annual conference is due to get underway.

At the event, in Liverpool, members are expected to decide whether to adopt co-leaders, a proposal backed by Ms Sultana, whose relationship with some elements within the party has been fraught for months.

Earlier this week she rebuked Mr Mohamed over a series of gender-critical social media posts.