Jeremy Corbyn Responds To Zarah Sultana's Claims Of Setting Up New Party

Labour Leader Jeremy CorbynJeremy Corbyn has confirmed he is building a “real alternative” to the Labour Party which will “soon take shape”.In a statement on X, the former Labour leader – who has sat as an independent since his expulsion in 2024 – said he would build “something that is desperately missing from our broken political system: hope”.It comes after Zarah Sultana, who lost the Labour whip last year, announced last night that she was quitting the party and that she would be co-leading the formation of this new party with Corbyn.However, in his statement, he has suggested “discussions are ongoing” about what the new group might look like.His post comes after reports suggested he was “furious and bewildered” at her Sultana’s announcement.His full statement reads: Real change is coming.One year on from the election, this Labour government has refused to deliver the change people expected and deserved. Poverty, inequality and war are not inevitable. Our country needs to change direction, now.Congratulations to Zarah Sultana on her principled decision to leave the Labour Party. I am delighted that she will help us build a real alternative.The democratic foundations of a new kind of political party will soon take shape. Discussions are ongoing - and I am excited to work alongside all communities to fight for the future people deserve.Together, we can create something that is desperately missing from our broken political system: hope.Jeremy CorbynMP for Islington NorthCorbyn published his remarks on the anniversary of Labour’s landslide victory in the general election.The last 12 months have been incredibly tumultuous for Keir Starmer’s government, with 49 Labour rebels voting against planned welfare cuts just this week.However, home secretary Yvette Cooper has rejected criticism from Sultana that the government had “completely failed to improve people’s lives”.She told Sky News that “change doesn’t just happen at the flick of a switch”.Related...Jeremy Corbyn 'To Set Up New Left-Wing Party' With Former Labour MPLabour MP Zarah Sultana Slams 'Crushing' Student Debt, Brandishing Loan Statement In CommonsLabour MP Accuses Government Of Behaving Like Flat-Earthers Over Waspi Women

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