INDEPENDENT MP Adnan Hussain pulled out of the new Your Party today, citing “persistent infighting” and “veiled prejudice” against Muslim men.

He said that he was withdrawing from the “steering process” for the new Jeremy Corbyn-backed party two weeks before its founding conference in Liverpool.

The Blackburn MP’s withdrawal leaves five MPs working to set up Your Party — the former Labour leader, ex-Labour MP Zarah Sultana and Independent MPs Shockat Adam, Ayoub Khan and Iqbal Mohamed.

Mr Hussain said that he had initially agreed to support the foundation of a new left-wing party because he believed in “building a political home with mass appeal” and “a force capable of challenging the rise of far-right rhetoric.”

But in a statement published on X, he said that he had been disillusioned by “persistent infighting, factional competition, and a struggle for power, position and influence rather than a shared commitment to the common good.”

He added that he had also been “deeply troubled” by the way “certain figures” within the new party had been treated, particularly Muslim men.

Your Party’s foundation has been marred by a dispute between Mr Corbyn and Ms Sultana resulting in a botched membership launch and threats of legal action.

On Thursday, the Independent Alliance of MPs — which includes Mr Corbyn, Mr Adam, Mr Khan, Mr Hussain and Mr Mohamed — said that it was still attempting to recover money donated by supporters when Ms Sultana promoted a new membership portal that was later disowned as an “unauthorised email.”

The party is due to hold its founding conference in Liverpool on November 29 and 30, when it will choose its formal name.