"In a statement posted on X on Friday night, Sultana said that "a number of false and defamatory statements have been published about me concerning the launch of Your Party's membership portal". The Coventry South MP said that they were "baseless attacks on my character are politically-motivated and I intend to hold to account those responsible for making them". "To that end, I have this evening instructed specialist defamation lawyers," she added."
"Sultana had posted on social media encouraging people to join and claiming more than 20,000 people had done so. But ex-Labour leader Corbyn posted a statement signed by four other independent MPs involved in the party in which he claimed the emails were "unauthorised" and said any direct debits set up should be "immediately cancelled". Corbyn declined to comment on Sultana's latest claims."
Zarah Sultana accused Jeremy Corbyn and other members of a new left-wing party of making baseless attacks on her character and said she has instructed defamation lawyers. The dispute followed emails inviting supporters to join the party for £5 a month or £55 a year and a social media post by Sultana claiming over 20,000 people had signed up. Corbyn and four independent MPs said the emails were unauthorised and urged any direct debits to be cancelled. The party faces deep internal splits ahead of its November founding conference, has referred the matter to the UK data protection watchdog, and Sultana insists no members’ data were misused.
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