The subject of this article is participating in the 2024 general election to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom on 4 July, and has had no MPs in the House of Commons since Parliament was dissolved on 30 May. Some parts of this article may be out of date during this period. |
Transform | |
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Leader | Collective leadership |
Governing body | Transform Council (TC) |
Spokespersons | Solma Ahmed Alan Gibbons Fiona Grace |
Founded | 25 November 2023 |
Merger of | Left Unity Breakthrough Party Liverpool Community Independents People's Alliance of the Left |
Headquarters | 5 Caledonian Road, London, N1 9DX |
Ideology | Eco-socialism Democratic socialism Progressivism [1] |
Political position | Left-wing |
Colours | Pink |
Website | |
https://transformpolitics.uk/ | |
The Transform Party (also known as Transform Politics, or simply Transform) is a political party active in Great Britain. A merger of four political groups, the Breakthrough Party, Left Unity, the Liverpool Community Independents and the People's Alliance of the Left, Transform aims to build a new left-wing political party to challenge both the Conservative Party and the Labour Party.
On 24 July 2023, Transform launched, with backing from Maia Thomas, who previously set up a Black Lives Matter group in Exeter. [1] The party claim to "fill a socialist void" left by Labour, as members believed it is moving "too far right" under Keir Starmer's leadership. [2] In August, they received support from trans activist, India Willoughby. [3] It was officially founded as a party on 25 November, where they held an inaugural conference. [4] In December, independent King's Lynn councillor Jo Rust confirmed that she had joined the party, [2] though still sits as an independent. [5]
Transform announced two candidates for the 2024 general election in Bishop Auckland [6] and Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor. [7]
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