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Zarah Sultana quits Labour to start new party with Jeremy Corbyn (www.middleeasteye.net)

submitted 2 days ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk

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Zarah Sultana has resigned from the UK's Labour Party after 14 years to lead a new party with former Labour leader and independent MP Jeremy Corbyn.

"Today, after 14 years, I'm resigning from the Labour Party," she said in a statement on Thursday evening local time.

"Jeremy Corbyn and I will co-lead the founding of a new party, with other Independent MPs, campaigners and activists across the country."

Sultana cited the Starmer government's support for Israel's war on Gaza as a reason for leaving, saying that "this government is an active participant in genocide. And the British people oppose it."

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[–] frankPodmore@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 day ago (14 children)

Jessica Elgot, on BlueSky:

-There have long been significant divisions between senior figures close to Corbyn over how such a movement on the left should operate - some keen to begin as a new party and others less so. Sources adamant tonight Corbyn not agreed to any joint leadership of a new party.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago (13 children)

A MSM journalist opposing progressives by citing "anonymous sources" is not really evidence yet.

If Corbyn does launch a new party, a huge MSM smear campaign like the last time is to be expected.

[–] frankPodmore@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (12 children)

I always call out this conspiracist stuff when the right do it, so I'll do exactly the same when it come from the left.

As @flamingos-cant@feddit.uk put it, 'either those reports are true or Corbyn went radio silent on the announcement of his new party and let there be room for this speculation.' In fact, both sides are true: the party has been 'launched' without a coherent structure, leadership or even a name (if I'm wrong about this, just... tell me the name), and Corbyn has chosen to say nothing about it. These are facts. There's no smear involved.

[–] auraithx@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago

https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/jeremy-corbyn-new-party-zarah-sultana-video-b2782497.html

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