Jeremy Corbyn confirms he is setting up new political party with Zarah Sultana – UK politics live | Politics
By: Kevin Rawlinson (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier) | Published: 2025-07-24 12:31:00 | Source: www.theguardian.com
Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana set up new political party to ‘take on the rich and powerful’
Jeremy Corbyn has confirmed he is setting up a new political party with former Labour MP Zarah Sultana, vowing to “build a democratic movement that can take on the rich and powerful – and win”.
In a post on X, the former Labour leader said he was founding the new party, which is being referred to currently as Your Party, to tackle injustices.
A joint statement from him and Sultana said:
The system is rigged. The system is rigged when 4.5 million children live in poverty in the sixth richest country in the world. The system is rigged when giant corporations make a fortune from rising bills. The system is rigged when this government says there is no money for the poor, but billions for war.
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