Corbyn and Sultana at odds over Your Party leadership as conference opens

Corbyn and Sultana at odds over Your Party leadership as conference opens

Delegates to chose between electing a single leader or a collective of lay members to run the leftwing movement The two most prominent figures in Your Party are still divided over how it should be run as its inaugural conference kicked off this weekend. Jeremy Corbyn confirmed to journalists on Saturday that he preferred a single leader and is likely to stand for the role but Zarah Sultana, his co-founder, said she would vote for collective leadership and that she does not believe parties should be run by “sole personalities”. Continue reading...

?  Live: Pope Leo holds Mass in Istanbul

? Live: Pope Leo holds Mass in Istanbul

"Pope Leo XIV holds Mass at Istanbul’s Volkswagen Arena on Saturday, November 29, as part of his ongoing visit to Turkey and Lebanon. The Mass is expected to draw thousands of faithful from across the region, marking one of the most significant Catholic gatherings in the country in recent years. Pope Leo arrived in Turkey on Thursday, on the first foreign trip of his papacy. Following his time in Istanbul, the Pope will travel to Lebanon where he is scheduled to meet with government officials and offer prayers at the site of the 2020 chemical explosion at the Port of Beirut. His predecessor, Pope Francis, had also hoped to visit both countries, though those plans were postponed due to health concerns."