Your Party faces proxy war despite avoiding leadership race, insiders warn

Some members say supporters of Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana will continue battle over ‘soul of the party’

Your Party faces a potential proxy war between supporters of Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana after members opted for a collective model of leadership, insiders have warned.

Members voted narrowly in favour of an initial period in which the new leftwing party is guided by a 16-strong central executive committee at its inaugural conference at the weekend. The decision avoided a direct and possibly brutal contest between Corbyn and Sultana to be sole leader, the other option available.