Corbyn’s new party – is it happening and could it damage Labour?
By: | Published: 2025-07-04 18:12:00 | Source: www.bbc.com
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High profile left winger Zarah Sultana has quit Labour and vowed to launch a new political party with Jeremy Corbyn.
That, however, seems to have come as news to him.
In a social media post, the former Labour leader congratulated Sultana on her “principled decision” to leave and said he was “delighted that she will help us build a real alternative”.
But he said “the democratic foundations of a new kind of political party” were still taking shape and discussions were “ongoing”.
Sultana appears to have jumped the gun, taking not just Corbyn but others involved in the project by surprise.
But that does not mean it is not happening.
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